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Time of India
19-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Purnia ex-MP joins Jan Suraaj, becomes 1st national president
1 2 Patna: Two-time former Purnia MP Uday Singh joined the Jan Suraaj of Prashant Kishor , aka PK, on Monday. He was also appointed the first national president of the political party, which is preparing to contest all 243 seats in the assembly elections due later this year. This comes a day after former Union minister and ex-JD(U) national president RCP Singh joined hands with PK on Sunday. Kishor said the party's state core committee unanimously elected Uday as the national president. "Uday will strengthen the Jan Suraaj campaign. Now that the responsibility of running the party will be on senior and experienced leaders like Uday Singh and RCP Singh, I will set out on a 120-day 'Bihar Badlaav Yatra' from JP's birthplace Sitabdiara from Tuesday," he said. Uday, who won the Purnia Lok Sabha seat in 2004 and 2009 polls, said Jan Suraaj is the party of the people of Bihar, "Prashant ji has made tireless efforts in the last three years to set up this entire system. The party will give a better political option to the people of Bihar," said Uday, the younger brother of retired bureaucrat and former Rajya Sabha member NK Singh. It may be a coincidence but PK, a former poll strategist with many successful campaigns for different political leaders, including CM Nitish Kumar in Bihar and Mamata Banerjee in West Bengal, is preparing a team with leaders from electorally significant castes on top of its hierarchy. Himself a Brahmin, PK has made Uday, a prominent Rajput leader of Seemanchal the national president and Manoj Bharti belonging to dalit community, his party president. RCP is a Kurmi by caste.
Time of India
19-05-2025
- Politics
- Time of India
Top 5 news of the day: How Indian Army dealt with Pak shelling as part of Operation Sindoor, Uday Singh named first national president of Prashant Kishor's party, and more
NEW DELHI: "Strong, accurate and effective," was Indian Army 's response to the Pakistani shelling in border regions of Jammu and Kashmir that came in retaliation to Operation Sindoor . The shelling killed nearly 27 people in the region. Describing the impact of the response, an Army Major said, "Goli unhone chalayi thi par dhamaka humne kiya (They fired the bullet, but we made the impact)". Also, Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor on Monday named former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Uday Singh as the party's first national president. Here are top 5 stories of the day 'Enemy will remember this firing for decades': Indian Army "Every round fired from the Gun was very accurate and neutralised the target. The enemy suffered a lot of damage, and there was a lot of panic in their camp and military base... The enemy will remember this firing for many decades." said an Indian Army's soldier. Read full story Uday Singh named first national president of Prashant Kishor's Jan Suraaj party Launched on October 2 last year, the Jan Suraaj Party had been operating without a full-fledged president. Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishor on Monday named former Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MP Uday Singh as the party's first national president. Read full story After 'joker' remark, Virat Kohli-Rahul Vaidya row takes surprising turn In a surprising turn of events, the public spat between singer Rahul Vaidya and cricket icon Virat Kohli may finally have reached a peaceful resolution. Vaidya, who made headlines after calling Kohli a 'joker' and mocking the cricketer's social media activity, recently revealed that Kohli has unblocked him on Instagram. Read full story 'Entire nation is shamed': Supreme Court raps MP minister Vijay Shah for remarks on Colonel Sofiya Qureshi The Supreme Court on Monday rejected Madhya Pradesh minister Vijay Shah's apology for his controversial remarks against Army officer Colonel Sofiya Qureshi, terming the statement a national embarrassment. Read full story SC rejects pleas by Vodafone Idea, Airtel, Tata Teleservices for AGR dues waiver The Supreme Court on Monday rejected appeals from major telecommunications companies Vodafone Idea, Airtel and Tata Teleservices regarding their request for adjusted gross revenue (AGR) dues waiver. The bench, consisting of Justices J B Pardiwala and R Mahadevan, deemed these appeals "misconceived". Read full story
