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Kushinagar: BJP eyeing a hat-trick in land of Buddha’s Mahaparinirvana
6 months, 3 weeks ago

Kushinagar: BJP eyeing a hat-trick in land of Buddha’s Mahaparinirvana

Hindustan Times  

KUSHINAGAR: In the land of Buddha’s Mahaparinirvana, the Bharatiya Janata Party is aiming for a third consecutive victory in the 2024 Lok Sabha election, while the Samajwadi Party is striving to secure a maiden win in a seat it has repeatedly failed to capture despite the sizable presence of its core support base—Muslims and Yadavs. The Samajwadi Party has fielded …

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Rajya Sabha polls in Uttar Pradesh: BJP names four OBCs on list of seven, drops eight MPs
10 months, 1 week ago

Rajya Sabha polls in Uttar Pradesh: BJP names four OBCs on list of seven, drops eight MPs

Hindustan Times  

The Bharatiya Janata Party on Sunday named four Other Backward Classes leaders among its seven candidates for the February 27 Rajya Sabha polls from Uttar Pradesh while dropping eight outgoing members of the Upper House of Parliament from the state. Former Congress leader RPN Singh, who had joined the BJP ahead of the 2022 Uttar Pradesh assembly polls, is among …

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Resignations of the ’powerless’ and a Congress that keeps disappointing
11 months, 1 week ago

Resignations of the ’powerless’ and a Congress that keeps disappointing

Live Mint  

A few months before the countdown begins for the Lok Sabha elections 2024 and Milind Deora's exit has reignited past grievances, underlining how the Congress keeps disappointing its young leaders. MILIND DEORA Milind Deora left the Congress on January 14 and joined Maharashtra Chief Minister Eknath Shinde-led Shiv Sena for "development". JITIN PRASADA Jitin Prasada, ex-UPA minister and Congress' prominent …

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Sunil Jakhar Latest to Abandon Sinking Cong Ship. From Jitin Prasada to RPN Singh, A Look at Recent Exits
2 years, 7 months ago

Sunil Jakhar Latest to Abandon Sinking Cong Ship. From Jitin Prasada to RPN Singh, A Look at Recent Exits

News 18  

After months of speculation, which involved a blow hot, blow cold relationship, veteran Congress leader Sunil Jakhar quit the party on Saturday, even as the Grand Old Party has gone into a huddle in Udaipur for a ‘Chintan ‘ Shivir’ to chalk out a roadmap for its rejuvenation. News18 takes a look at the recent Congress exits: Ripun Bora: Former …

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Rift widens in ruling alliance in J’khand, Cong MLAs told not to meet CM
2 years, 8 months ago

Rift widens in ruling alliance in J’khand, Cong MLAs told not to meet CM

Hindustan Times  

In a sign of the widening rift between Jharkhand Mukti Morcha and Congress, the two major constituents of the three-party ruling alliance in Jharkhand, the central leadership of Congress has asked party legislators not to meet chief minister Hemant Soren for at least next two months since their grievances have remained unattended, party leaders said. It only increased after former …

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Will shifting loyalties swing east UP elections?
2 years, 9 months ago

Will shifting loyalties swing east UP elections?

Hindustan Times  

Suyash Jaiswal has a small garment shop close to the main road that leads into Padrauna from the district headquarters of Kushinagar. Mantu has replaced the former BJP state minister and OBC leader Swami Prasad Maurya, who joined the Samajwadi Party in a move that caused an earthquake in Uttar Pradesh politics. If they win, perhaps it will be more …

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RPN’s palace in Kushinagar now symbolises his party shift
2 years, 10 months ago

RPN’s palace in Kushinagar now symbolises his party shift

Hindustan Times  

Saffron has replaced the tricolour on the outer boundary wall of the sprawling Jagdish Garh palace in the heart of Padrauna town in eastern Uttar Pradesh’s Kushinagar district after former Union minister RPN Singh quit the Congress to join the Bharatiya Janata Party last month. ': Congress jibe at RPN Singh for deserting party to join BJP Shivkant Vishwakarma, a …

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UP polls: SP denies Swami Prasad Maurya ticket from stronghold Padrauna, fields him from Fazilnagar
2 years, 10 months ago

UP polls: SP denies Swami Prasad Maurya ticket from stronghold Padrauna, fields him from Fazilnagar

India TV News  

Highlights Swami Prasad won polls from the Padrauna seat in Kushinagar district thrice. He is a sitting MLA The SP is hopeful that Maurya's entry will strengthen its influence among the non-Yadav OBCs Reports say BJP could field RPN Singh from Padrauna which he represented between 1996 & 2007 The Samajwadi Party has fielded former BJP leader and minister Swami …

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Congress leaders accuse RPN Singh of being a BJP mole following his resignation
2 years, 10 months ago

Congress leaders accuse RPN Singh of being a BJP mole following his resignation

Op India  

Hours after Congress heavyweight RPN Singh had tendered his resignation to Sonia Gandhi, party leaders began claiming on Tuesday that Singh was working in cahoots with the BJP for the past 1 year to weaken the Congress. He informed that the central Congress leadership had complete faith in RPN Singh due to which the State unit could not convey the …

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All 4 Legs of Cot Gone: Why RPN Singh's Exit May Give Congress in UP Sleepless Nights
2 years, 10 months ago

All 4 Legs of Cot Gone: Why RPN Singh's Exit May Give Congress in UP Sleepless Nights

News 18  

In 2016, when Rahul Gandhi started his Khat Yatra from Deoria in Uttar Pradesh, it was RPN Singh who was at the forefront of it, being the biggest leader Congress had from Kushinagar region in eastern UP. It is apparent that all the four leaders in question, RPN Singh, Jitin Prasada, Lalitesh Tripathi and Imran Masood felt they simply cannot …

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Congress loyalist RPN Singh joins BJP ahead of UP elections, may contest against Swami Prasad Maurya
2 years, 10 months ago

Congress loyalist RPN Singh joins BJP ahead of UP elections, may contest against Swami Prasad Maurya

Op India  

On Tuesday, January 25, Congress heavyweight and former minister RPN Singh took to Twitter to announce that he has quit the Congress and joined the BJP. Soon after sharing his resignation letter, RPN Singh Tweeted to announce his next move: “This is a new beginning for me and I look forward to my contribution to nation building under the visionary …

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RPN Singh switches over from Congress to join BJP, says looking forward to work under PM Modi
2 years, 10 months ago

RPN Singh switches over from Congress to join BJP, says looking forward to work under PM Modi

India Today  

Congress turncoat Ratanjit Pratap Narain Singh joined the Bharatiya Janata Party on Tuesday, January 25, at the saffron party's headquarters in Delhi. While joining the BJP, RPN Singh said: "For 32 years, I worked diligently with Congress. After his resignation, he had said: "This is a new beginning for me and I look forward to my contribution to nation building …

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RPN Singh Needs Just Chat, Chai and Chips to Troubleshoot: What Congress is Losing to BJP
2 years, 10 months ago

RPN Singh Needs Just Chat, Chai and Chips to Troubleshoot: What Congress is Losing to BJP

News 18  

RPN Singh, or ‘Richie’ as he is called by his friends and supporters, loves his Diet Coke and chips. As RPN Singh charts new territory after quitting the Congress and joining the BJP on Tuesday, it is this kind of approach many feel is missing in the grand old party, even more so now. At the 2019 Congress Working Committee …

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RPN Singh, another 'Rahul Gandhi man', quits Congress to join BJP
2 years, 10 months ago

RPN Singh, another 'Rahul Gandhi man', quits Congress to join BJP

India Today  

Kunwar Ratanjit Pratap Narain Singh, a member of the royal family of Padrauna, Kushinagar in eastern Uttar Pradesh, and former Union minister, has quit the Congress party and joined the Bharatiya Janata Party. Jyotiraditya Scindia was the Uttar Pradesh in-charge of the Congress along with Priyanka Gandhi Vadra in the 2019 Lok Sabha election in which RPN Singh suffered a …

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'Only cowards switch to opposite ideology': Cong after RPN Singh's resignation
2 years, 10 months ago

'Only cowards switch to opposite ideology': Cong after RPN Singh's resignation

India Today  

Congress National spokesperson Supriya Shrinate on Tuesday said that only "cowards jump to parties with completely opposite ideology", an apparent dig at the party's star campaigner in Uttar Pradesh RPN Singh, who resigned earlier in the day. RPN Singh was declared as the Congress's star campaigner in the Uttar Pradesh Assembly polls only a day ago. Earlier, Trinamool Congress leader …

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UP Polls: RPN Singh quits Congress amidst reports of his entry into BJP
2 years, 10 months ago

UP Polls: RPN Singh quits Congress amidst reports of his entry into BJP

Op India  

Congress heavyweight and former minister RPN Singh has tendered his resignation to the party and speculations are rife that he may join the Bhartiya Janata Party any time soon. Jai Hind pic.twitter.com/O4jWyL0YDC — RPN Singh January 25, 2022 Interestingly, the Congress leader has dropped ‘Congress’ from his Twitter bio and changed it to: “My motto India, First, Always.” RPN Singh’s …

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'Heavyweight or deadweight': TMC MP Mahua Moitra's jibe after RPN Singh resigns from Cong
2 years, 10 months ago

'Heavyweight or deadweight': TMC MP Mahua Moitra's jibe after RPN Singh resigns from Cong

India Today  

Trinamool Congress leader Mahua Moitra took a dig at the BJP after Congress's star campaigner from Uttar Pradesh, RPN Singh, resigned from the party on Tuesday, January 25, amid speculation that he would join the BJP later in the day. — Mahua Moitra January 25, 2022 Taking to Twitter, RPN Singh shared his resignation letter to Congress president Sonia Gandhi. …

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'New Chapter in Political Journey': Congress Heavyweight RPN Singh Quits Party, Joins BJP
2 years, 10 months ago

'New Chapter in Political Journey': Congress Heavyweight RPN Singh Quits Party, Joins BJP

News 18  

In yet another blow for the Congress, which is struggling to keep its house in order ahead of assembly elections, Congress heavyweight and former minister RPN Singh quit the party and joined the BJP ahead of the upcoming assembly elections. Announcing the decision on Twitter, Singh shared his resignation letter addressed to Congress president Sonia Gandhi and said he was …

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Flanked by BJP bigwigs, senior Congress leader RPN Singh joins party ahead of Uttar Pradesh polls
2 years, 10 months ago

Flanked by BJP bigwigs, senior Congress leader RPN Singh joins party ahead of Uttar Pradesh polls

India TV News  

Highlights RPN Singh is the second big exit from the Congress in UP after Jitin Prasada quit it last year RPN Singh was upset with Congress leadership over his close associates being denied tickets For BJP, Singh's entry ahead of polls is seen as a big acquisition that will bolster its prospects In a setback to the Congress, senior party …

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UP: RPN Singh quits Congress, to join BJP today; may contest against turncoat Swami Prasad Maurya
2 years, 10 months ago

UP: RPN Singh quits Congress, to join BJP today; may contest against turncoat Swami Prasad Maurya

India TV News  

Highlights RPN Singh was upset with Congress leadership over his close associates being denied tickets RPN Singh is likely to join BJP. His entry will bolster the BJP's prospects in UP polls RPN Singh, is a former MP from Kushinagar, hails from Padrauna and is a scion of the royal family Senior Congress leader RPN Singh has resigned from the …

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After Jitin Prasada's exit, can Congress rein in next round of defections?
3 years, 6 months ago

After Jitin Prasada's exit, can Congress rein in next round of defections?

India Today  

The buzz in the Congress, social media, mainstream media and in the political circles over the next round of defection/identity of defectors has a simple answer. The usual suspect list of Sachin Pilot, Navjyot Singh Sidhu, RPN Singh and many more from G-23 — the Congress leaders who demanded organisational changes in the party — is misleading. There has been …

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Congress cracks whip on dissenters, Jharkhand leader issued show-cause notice for remarks against Rahul Gandhi, RPN Singh
4 years, 1 month ago

Congress cracks whip on dissenters, Jharkhand leader issued show-cause notice for remarks against Rahul Gandhi, RPN Singh

Hindustan Times  

Cracking the whip on dissenters, the Congress in Jharkhand on Thursday issued a show-cause notice to senior leader Furqan Ansari for criticising Rahul Gandhi and the party’s state in-charge RPN Singh, people aware of the matter said. Ansari, 72, also said that he will write to Congress president Sonia Gandhi and Rahul Gandhi and seek major overhaul in the party …

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After Setting Its House in Order in UP, Congress Fine-tunes Caste Arithmetic Ahead of 2022 Elections
4 years, 3 months ago

After Setting Its House in Order in UP, Congress Fine-tunes Caste Arithmetic Ahead of 2022 Elections

News 18  

All through the month of August, the Congress in Uttar Pradesh seemed a bit slow in its pace of protests on the streets. The party further seemed to be giving space to other opposition parties, with reports of internal bickering among leaders, old guard vs young turks debate and speculations about Priyanka Gandhi’s delay in coming to the state even …

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Dissenters Raj Babbar, Jitin Prasada left out of 7 UP poll panels formed by Congress
4 years, 3 months ago

Dissenters Raj Babbar, Jitin Prasada left out of 7 UP poll panels formed by Congress

India Today  

With an eye on the Uttar Pradesh assembly polls due in 2022, Congress has announced seven committees to revamp itself. Another prominent leader from Uttar Pradesh, former Union minister RPN Singh, has not been accommodated in any of the committees. Another leader, Raj Babbar, who was the Uttar Pradesh Congress Committee president till recently has also failed to find a …

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