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The Hindu
The Hindu
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Mehul Malpani

BJP Rajya Sabha MP from Madhya Pradesh quits party; questions ticket distribution for Lok Sabha election

Senior Madhya Pradesh BJP leader and Rajya Sabha MP Ajay Pratap Singh resigned from the party’s primary membership on March 16, accusing the BJP of being involved in corruption and protecting the corrupt.

Speaking to reporters in Sidhi, Mr. Singh raised concerns about the BJP’s candidate selection process for the upcoming Lok Sabha election. Claiming that there was a “difference between the BJP’s words and deeds”, he said, “I do not find today’s BJP suitable for me.”

He sent his resignation to BJP national president J.P. Nadda and shared it on his X account. “I am resigning from the primary membership of the Bharatiya Janata Party,” he wrote. 

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