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Ajay Rai (born 7 October 1969) is an Indian politician and a member of the Indian National Congress since 2012. He is a five-time MLA from Uttar Pradesh. He is the current Uttar Pradesh Congress chief. [1] A local strongman in the Varanasi area, Rai has changed his party affiliations several times. He began his political career as a member of ...
Mar 30, 2024 · In Short. In 1991, Ajay Rai's brother was shot dead by Mukhtar Ansari gang. The murder was apparently due to a local 'supremacy dispute'. Years later, Mukhtar Ansari's party supported Ajay Rai in 2014 polls. "We did not give in before Mukhtar Ansari despite his stature and continued our struggle for justice despite all odds," an emotional Ajay ...
Mar 24, 2024 · Rai had hoped to contest the election from Varanasi, however, with senior BJP leader Murli Manohar Joshi getting the ticket, he resigned from the party. Rai then contested from Varanasi on a Samajwadi Party (SP) ticket, but lost. Rai entered the Congress in 2012, and made his mark by winning the newly-formed Pindra seat in Varanasi.
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Ajay Rai started his career with RSS student wing ABVP and won the UP legislative assembly elections from the Kolasla constituency three times in a row between 1996 and 2007 on a BJP ticket. 2.
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Aug 18, 2023 · Lucknow, UPDATED: Aug 19, 2023 14:32 IST. The Congress has a new president for Uttar Pradesh. Ajai Rai, a party veteran from Varanasi and five-term MLA, replaces incumbent Brijlal Khabri barely nine months before the Lok Sabha election. Khabri, a Dalit leader, was appointed to the post last October and had lately fallen out of favour ...
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Mar 24, 2024 · Congress releases 4th list for Lok Sabha polls, fields Ajay Rai against PM Modi. According to The Wire's old report, Rai is a graduate of the Kashi Vidyapeeth in Varanasi. As a student, he was a ...
Mar 29, 2024 · This is the third time Ajay Rai will face PM Modi in a Lok Sabha contest. Here are five facts about Ajay Rai: 1. Ajay Rai was born on October 7, 1969, to Surendra Rai and Parvati Devi Rai in Varanasi.
