Ex-UP CM Kalyan Singh rejoins BJP

Lucknow: Former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Kalyan Singh on Monday rejoined the Bharatiya Janata Party.

Kalyan Singh, who recently retired as Rajasthan Governor, was granted membership of the party by UP BJP chief Swatantra Dev Singh, marking his re-entry into active politics at the age of 87.

On his return to Lucknow, Kalyan Singh was given a rousing welcome by his supporters as he went straight to the party headquarters. He will also address party workers at the Mall Avenue residence of his grandson and state minister Sandip Singh.

भाजपा प्रदेश अध्‍यक्ष श्री @swatantrabjp ने पार्टी प्रदेश मुख्यालय में उत्तर प्रदेश के पूर्व मुख्यमंत्री एवं राजस्थान के पूर्व राज्यपाल माननीय श्री कल्याण सिंह जी को पार्टी की सदस्यता ग्रहण कराई। pic.twitter.com/zxqnoYngSc

— BJP Uttar Pradesh (@BJP4UP) September 9, 2019

Another BJP veteran Kalraj Mishra has replaced Kalyan Singh as Rajasthan Governor.

A chief strategist of the BJP for a long time, Kalyan Singh has started mapping his future political role after being out of politics for the past five years.

He could play a key role with the Ayodhya issue back in the news and the Assembly polls in 2022. His son Rajvir Singh is an MP from Etah while grandson Sandip Singh is a minister in the Yogi Adityanath government.

Kalyan Singh’s return could also prove beneficial for the BJP with the Supreme Court verdict in the Ayodhya case expected in the next three months.

Published on: Sep 9, 2019 at 19:19 IST

IANS