Ajit Singh

Former MP Jayant Chaudhary set to take over as Rashtriya Lok Dal chief

The national executive of the party will be meeting on Tuesday virtually to anoint Jayant as the new party president, after his father Chaudhary Ajit Singh who founded the RLD, died on May 6

Updated On: 25 May 2021 | 11:16 AM IST

Ajit Singh: A political leader who effortlessly changed hats

Ajit Singh cut his teeth on non-Congress politics, though he did steer his party into an alliance with the second Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) govt till 2014

Updated On: 06 May 2021 | 11:45 PM IST

Ajit Singh, RLD leader and former union minister, dies of Covid

Former Union minister and Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) leader Ajit Singh passed away at a Gurgaon hospital on Thursday morning battling Covid-19, his family said

Updated On: 06 May 2021 | 12:49 PM IST

BJP supporters want to repress farmers' opposition to agri laws: Ajit Singh

Rashtriya Lok Dal president Ajit Singh on Tuesday alleged that BJP supporters want to suppress the farmers' opposition to the new contentious agriculture laws by the use of force.

Updated On: 24 Feb 2021 | 1:09 AM IST

Bank scam: SC refuses to interfere with HC order for FIR against Ajit Pawar

While disposing of the petition, the bench observed, that the case involves huge money and investigation cannot be stopped

Updated On: 02 Sep 2019 | 1:15 PM IST

Two booked for objectionabe Facebook post against Ajit Singh

The step came after RLD workers, staged a dharna outside the DM's office

Updated On: 09 Apr 2019 | 4:27 PM IST

BKU activists, RLD protest Ajit Singh bungalow eviction order

Police resorted to lathicharge to disperse them, injuring at least 18 people

Updated On: 09 Apr 2019 | 4:27 PM IST

What does Ajit Singh's reported dalliance with the SP mean for the RLD?

It is unlikely that whether with SP or BJP, the RLD's fortunes are going to revive dramatically; at best, it is the end of a certain kind of politics.

Updated On: 09 Apr 2019 | 4:23 PM IST

Ajit Singh vacates house, protests to continue

For the last few days Singh's supporters have been agitating against his eviction

Updated On: 09 Apr 2019 | 4:23 PM IST

Threats won't work, Naidu tells Ajit Singh

Naidu said RLD leader Ajit Singh's "threats" on being asked to vacate his government bungalow here "won't work"

Updated On: 09 Apr 2019 | 4:23 PM IST

Ajit Singh says he will vacate govt accomodation by Sept 25

A day after the Union Government cracked the whip by disconnecting power and water supplies to the official accommodation of former union minister Ajit Singh, the Rashtriya Lok Dal leader today said he will vacate the accommodation by 25th of this month.

Updated On: 09 Apr 2019 | 4:23 PM IST

Ajit Singh loses in Baghpat to former top cop Satyapal Singh

Civil Aviation Minister and President of the Rashtriya Lok Dal(RLD) Ajit Singh has lost his seat from Baghpat in UP.This is one of the first confirmed results to come out of this election, with the early leads already showing a clear majority for the BJP led NDA alliance.

Updated On: 09 Apr 2019 | 4:22 PM IST

Indian aviation to attract $12.1-billion investment: Ajit Singh

Air traffic density in India, however, very low at 72 as compared to China (282), Brazil (231), Malaysia (1,125), the US (2,896) and Sri Lanka (530)

Updated On: 09 Apr 2019 | 4:22 PM IST

No plan to cap airline licences: Ajit Singh

It is the civil aviation ministry's mandate to see the aviation sector is financially healthy. We do not want any fly-by-night operators: Ajit Singh

Updated On: 09 Apr 2019 | 4:21 PM IST

RLD chief Ajit Singh to contest from Muzaffarnagar

According to a party statement, Kunwar Narendra Singh will be party's candidate for the Mathura constituency

Updated On: 09 Apr 2019 | 4:19 PM IST

RLD chief Ajit Singh to contest LS poll from Muzaffarnagar, son Jayant from Baghpat

As a partner of SP-BSP alliance, the RLD has got three Lok Sabha seats. SP is contesting 37 seats and BSP 38, while the alliance has left two seats--Rae Bareli and Amethi--for the Congress

Updated On: 30 Mar 2019 | 9:31 PM IST