Jamshedpur: Former DIG Rajiv Ranjan Singh resigns from BJP

Jamshedpur: The wave of resignations from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Jharkhand, triggered by dissatisfaction with the recently released candidate list for the upcoming assembly elections, shows no signs of slowing down. Former IPS officer and BJP leader Rajiv Ranjan Singh has become the latest to step down, joining a growing number of party leaders expressing frustration over the party’s candidate selection process.

Singh, who had been a key figure in the Jamshedpur West Assembly constituency for the BJP, announced his resignation from the party’s primary membership during a press conference on Wednesday. In his resignation letter, addressed to BJP state president Babulal Marandi, Singh cited his disappointment with not being given a ticket for the elections. He had joined the BJP just a year and a half ago, hoping to serve his constituency under the party’s banner.

The former DIG did not hold back in his criticism of the party’s internal processes. He accused the BJP of allowing nepotism to dominate its ticket distribution, a move he said runs contrary to the party’s principles and the values of the Sangh. Singh remarked that this deviation from the BJP’s stated policies had forced him to resign.

Rajiv Ranjan Singh expressed his respect for party workers who have remained committed to the values of Pandit Deendayal Upadhyaya, and credited them with showing him the reality of the party’s current state. His resignation adds to the growing discontent within BJP ranks in Jharkhand as the assembly election nears.