Lucknow | Uttar Pradesh BJP state president and minister for Jal Shakti Swatantra Dev Singh has resigned as leader of Legislative Council. Sources said that he had resigned from the post, citing pre-occupation with his ministerial duties. The office of the principal secretary of the Legislative Council also confirmed it. Deputy chief minister Keshav Maurya will […]
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UP BJP chief Swatantra Dev Singh, two party legislators test Covid positive
Lucknow: UP BJP President Swatantra Dev Singh has tested positive for Covid-19 but will stay in home quarantine because the symptoms are mild. In a tweet on Sunday, Singh has asked all those who interacted with him to get tested. Meanwhile, BJP MLA from Agra, Yogendra Upadhyay, and MLC from Gorakhpur, Devendra Pratap Singh, have also […]
Priyanka funding violence in UP, says UP BJP Chief
Bareilly (Uttar Pradesh): In a shocking statement, UP BJP president Swatantra Dev Singh has accused Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra of ‘funding’ violence in Uttar Pradesh. He alleged that she was ‘bringing goons” from other states to foment trouble in the state. “There was peace in UP for the last three years and I want […]
Chinmayanand was never a BJP member: UP unit chief
Lucknow: The Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) in Uttar Pradesh has clarified that former Union Minister Chinmayanand was never a member of the party and hence there is no question of expelling him. Uttar Pradesh BJP President Swatantra Dev Singh, when asked whether the party proposed any action against Chinmayanand who has been arrested for sexual […]
Swatantra Dev Singh is new UP BJP chief
Lucknow: Uttar Pradesh Minister for Transport Swatantra Dev Singh has been appointed the Bharatiya Janata Party’s state president, replacing Union Minister Mahendra Nath Pandey. Pandey, who was also earlier the deputy chief minister, was inducted in the Union Cabinet, necessitating a change of guard in the state. Singh, 54, has been the OBC face of […]