'Congress' The Reason Why UP Minister Changed Name After Joining BJP

Swatantra Dev Singh was named Congress Singh by his parents, but he changed his name after joining the BJP.

An influential OBC leader and currently the BJP Uttar Pradesh unit president, Swatantra Dev Singh was named Congress Singh by his parents.

Born on February 13, 1964 in a village of Mirzapur district, he changed his name after joining the BJP.

Mr Singh, who belongs to the backward Kurmi caste and played a crucial role in paving the way for the party's second consecutive win in the UP Assembly polls, was elevated to the post of the state BJP chief in 2019.

Mr Singh had started his career as a reporter for a Hindi daily in 1986.