Archive · 2 Oct 2026
Vishvendra Singh Announces Congress Exit Amid Rajasthan Party Dispute
Vishvendra Singh, a former minister in Rajasthan, said he was leaving the Congress party.
He made the announcement online on October 2.
Singh said he was upset by comments from some Congress leaders.
He also said he could not support policies he believed were wrong.
His decision came after disagreements about the party’s results in local elections.
Singh criticized state Congress president Govind Singh Dotasra and asked him to resign.
Dotasra said there was no disagreement inside the party.
Congress had not immediately confirmed whether Singh had formally submitted his resignation.
Former Rajasthan minister Vishvendra Singh announced he was leaving the Congress in a social media post.
Singh said he was hurt by statements from party leaders and could no longer support what he called wrong policies.
His announcement followed criticism of Congress leaders over the party’s performance in recent urban local body elections.
Singh demanded Rajasthan Congress president Govind Singh Dotasra’s resignation and an investigation into alleged recruitment and family-benefit issues.
Dotasra denied any rift in the party, calling reports of internal differences part of the BJP’s alleged propaganda toolkit.
- Who
- Former Rajasthan minister and ex-Deeg-Kumher MLA Vishvendra Singh, and Rajasthan Congress president Govind Singh Dotasra.
- What
- Singh announced that he was leaving the Congress, although the party had not immediately confirmed a formal resignation.
- When
- Friday, October 2.
- Where
- Singh made the announcement in a social media post; the dispute concerns the Rajasthan Congress.
- Why
- Singh cited his conscience, hurt over statements by party leaders, and opposition to what he called wrong policies.
Vishvendra Singh’s Position
Rajasthan Congress’s Position
Internal party policies
Vishvendra Singh’s Position
Singh said he could no longer proceed with policies he considered wrong and said he would not support what was false.
Rajasthan Congress’s Position
Dotasra rejected suggestions of discord and said reports of differences were BJP propaganda.
Urban election performance
Vishvendra Singh’s Position
Singh blamed the Bharatpur and Deeg district presidents, alleging that tickets went to favourites while genuine workers were sidelined.
Rajasthan Congress’s Position
The Congress response cited in the report did not accept that the election results demonstrated an internal party rift.
Leadership and allegations
Vishvendra Singh’s Position
Singh demanded Dotasra’s resignation and sought an investigation into recruitment-examination allegations and benefits allegedly received by members of Dotasra’s family.
Rajasthan Congress’s Position
Dotasra rejected the broader claims of internal discord; the report does not provide a separate response to each allegation.
- Announcement
- Vishvendra Singh said he was leaving the Congress.
- Formal resignation
- Congress had not immediately confirmed whether Singh had formally submitted his resignation.
- Recent dispute
- Singh had criticized the party’s handling of the recent urban local body elections.
- Election figures
- Congress won 3,613 declared wards, compared with 4,179 for the BJP.
- Singh’s former role
- He served as tourism minister in the previous Ashok Gehlot government.
- Electoral record
- Singh contested and lost the 2023 Rajasthan Assembly election.
- Congress response
- Govind Singh Dotasra denied a party rift and attributed the reports to the BJP’s toolkit.