Ahead of the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, Brijendra Singh, the Member of Parliament representing the Hisar constituency in Haryana for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), announced his resignation from the party on Sunday. Instead, he chose to join the Congress party.
Brijendra Singh, the offspring of BJP stalwart and former Union Minister Chaudhary Birender Singh, made this significant move. He had a distinguished career in the Indian Administrative Service, serving diligently for 21 years before stepping into the political arena in 2019.
Shortly after his declaration on 'X' platform, Brijendra Singh promptly headed to Delhi to meet with Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge and formally embrace the party's membership.
This decision by Brijendra Singh comes after a significant event in October 2023 when his father, Birender Singh, issued an ultimatum to the BJP during a rally in Jind. He stated his intention to leave the party if it persisted with its alliance with the Jannayak Janta Party (JJP), led by Deputy Chief Minister Dushyant Chautala in Haryana.
Recent reports suggest that Brijendra Singh, renowned for his transition from bureaucrat to politician, is likely to be nominated as the Congress candidate from Hisar.
In the previous Lok Sabha elections held in 2019, Brijendra Singh secured victory over Dushyant Chautala of the JJP and Bhavya Bishnoi, then representing the Congress.
Brijendra Singh hails from a lineage deeply rooted in Haryana's political landscape. He is the great-grandson of the esteemed Jat leader, Sir Chhotu Ram. Furthermore, his mother, Prem Lata, has also made her mark as a BJP MLA in Haryana.
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