Rahul Gandhi unfollows RPN Singh on Twitter as the latter embraces BJP

Hours after former Union Minister RPN Singh joined BJP after quitting Congress party leader Rahul Gandhi on Tuesday unfollowed him on TwitterPriyanka Gandhi Vadra still follows Singh on the microblogging site along with senior Congress functionariesRahul Gandhi prior to RPNs joining had 280 followers and that reduced to 279RPN Singh has also changed his Twitter cover photo as well and uploaded a recent BJP induction picture alongside which has Dharmendra Pradhan and BJP UP president Swatantra Dev SinghSingh was also on the list of star campaigners for Congress in the Uttar Pradesh pollsAddressing a press conference at BJP headquarters today Singh said I spent 32 years in one political party Congress But that party has not remained the same as it was beforeHe said Now I will work as a Karyakarta towards fulfilling PM Modis dreams for IndiaTaking a jibe at the Congress party the former Union Minister said that the party does not have the same ideology anymoreI had clearly said in my press conference that the party Congress is no more the one where I had worked it is not the same ideology anymore I would not like to add anything further to it he told ANI after joining BJP todayResponding to the speculations of his wife Sonia Singh and him contesting the upcoming Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections he said I am the only one in politics I will definitely do what the party asks me toAfter Singh joined the BJP the Congress removed his nameplate from the party headquartersNotably prior to the resignation Singh had also changed his Twitter Bio from My motto India First Always AICC incharge Jharkhand Spokesperson Congress party Former Minister of State for Home Affairs to My motto India First AlwaysCongress Spokesperson Supriya Shrinate slammed Singh over his resignation and said The battle which Congress party is fighting can be fought only with bravery It requires courage strength and Priyanka Gandhi Ji has said that coward people cant fight itKunwar Ratanjit Pratap Narain Singh popularly known as Raja Saheb of Padrauna was a former Minister of State in the Ministry of Home Affairs He was an MP from the Kushinagar constituency in the 15th Lok Sabha 20092014The 57yearold former Congress loyalist from the erstwhile royal family of Sainthwar of Kushinagar Padrauna was an MLA from the Padrauna constituency of Uttar Pradesh 19962009 just like his father CPN Singh The Congress partys Jharkhand incharge RPN Singh has previously served as the Minister of State from 2012 to 2014However in the 16th Lok Sabha election he lost to BJPs Rajesh PandeyThe Doon School alumnus has also served as the All India Congress Committees Secretary from 20032006This story has been sourced from a third party syndicated feed agencies Midday accepts no responsibility or liability for its dependability trustworthiness reliability and data of the text Midday managementmiddaycom reserves the sole right to alter delete or remove without notice the content in its absolute discretion for any reason whatsoever