RPN Singh joins BJP shortly after quitting Congress, says 'this is the new beginning'

RPN Singh had earlier this morning resigned from Congress - his party for several years - and tendered his resignation letter to interim party president Sonia Gandhi.

NEW DELHI: RPN Singh, the former Union Minister and a Congress heavyweight from the poll-bound state of Uttar Pradesh, on Tuesday announced that he has joined the BJP and vowed to work under the visionary leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP chief J P Nadda.

He is set to formally join the saffron party in the presence of top BJP leaders anytime soon.