Dinesh Pratap Singh

Dinesh Pratap Singh^[1] is an Indian politician. He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) since 2018, before that he was a member of the Indian National Congress.^[2]

Dinesh Pratap Singh
Minister of State (Independent Charge) Government of Uttar Pradesh
Incumbent
Assumed office 25 March 2022
Chief Minister	Yogi Adityanath
Ministry & Department's	Horticulture Agricultural Exports Marketing Foreign Trade
Member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council
Incumbent
Assumed office 16 Jan 2010
Constituency	Raebareli local authorities
Personal details
Born	(1967-10-03) 3 October 1967 (age 58) Raibareli, Uttar Pradesh, India
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Other political affiliations	Indian National Congress
Relations	5 brothers (including him)
Residence(s)	Raebareli, Uttar Pradesh, India
Alma mater	Feroze Gandhi Polytechnic, Kanpur University
Occupation	Politician
Profession	Politician
Website	https://dineshpratapsingh.com/

He has served as a member of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council from 2010, formerly as a member of the INC and, from 2022, the BJP.

He also contested the 16th Lok Sabha Elections against Sonia Gandhi from Rae Bareli (Lok Sabha constituency), losing by 167,178 votes. He further lost the 17th Lok Sabha election as a BJP candidate from Rae Bareli against Rahul Gandhi by a margin of 3,90,030 votes.^[3]

Political career

#	From	To	Position	Comments
01	2010	2016	Member,[4] Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council
02	2016	2022	Member, Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council
03	2022	-	Minister of State[5] (Independent Charge) Horticulture Agriculture Marketing Agriculture Foreign Trade and Agriculture Export Department, Uttar Pradesh
04	2022	-	Member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council[6]

Singh’s political journey is marked by frequent party switches and a rise through legislative roles. He began his career with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) but later joined the Indian National Congress (INC) in 2010. As a Congress member, he won election to the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council (MLC) for the first time in 2010 and was re-elected in 2016. However, his tenure with Congress was turbulent; in 2017, he was suspended from the party for allegedly misbehaving with the general secretary of the Rae Bareli Congress committee and other local leaders.

In 2018, Singh quit Congress and rejoined the BJP, marking a significant shift in his allegiance. The BJP fielded him as its candidate for the Rae Bareli Lok Sabha seat in the 2019 general elections, where he challenged Sonia Gandhi but lost. Undeterred, he secured a third term as MLC in 2022 on a BJP ticket, winning with a record margin. Following this, he was appointed as a Minister of State (Independent Charge) in the Uttar Pradesh government, with responsibilities in areas like horticulture and food processing. He also serves on the BJP’s Uttar Pradesh Working Committee.