New Delhi, July 30: Congress MP Sanjay Singh resigned from Rajya Sabha and the party on Tuesday. After submitting his resignation, Sanjay Singh said he will join the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) tomorrow. Singh was elected to Rajya Sabha from Assam.

Singh praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi and said that the Congress party was living in the past. "Congress is still in the past, unaware of the future. Today, the country is with PM Narendra Modi and if the country is with him, I'm with him," Singh told reporters. Three NCP MLAs, One Congress Legislator Resign From Maharashtra Assembly.

Rajya Sabha Chairman and Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu has accepted the resignation of Sanjay Singh. Sanjay Singh had been in the BJP in the past. He was elected to Lok Sabha on its ticket in the 90s. He had unsuccessfully contested the Lok Sabha election from Sultanpur. The BJP's Maneka Gandhi had won from there.

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