Former Congress MP and former Union Minister Jitin Prasada is Cabinet minister in the Yogi Adityanath government in Uttar Pradesh. In September 2021, UP BJP announced a sudden Cabinet expansion, and Prasada was inducted into the Yogi Adityanath government. Jitin Prasad is Minister of Technical Education of Uttar Pradesh. Jitin, son of the late Congress veteran Jitendra Prasada, was once seen as a ‘Young Turk’ who would play a key role in Rahul Gandhi’s team. He was appointed as In-Charge for West Bengal for Congress, ahead of 2021. On 9 June 2021, Jitin Prasada, once close with Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, switched loyalties to the saffron party (BJP). He represented Dhaurahra (Lok Sabha constituency) of district Lakhimpur Kheri, Uttar Pradesh in the 15th Lok Sabha. In 2001, Jitin Prasad started his career with Indian Youth Congress as a general secretary. In 2004, he won his first election and was elected Member of the Parliament in the 14th Lok Sabha from his hometown constituency of Shahjahanpur, UP. Prasada attended The Doon School, Dehradun at roughly the same time as politicians Jyotiraditya Scindia, Kalikesh Narayan Singh Deo and Dushyant Singh. He did a degree in commerce from the Shri Ram College of Commerce, Delhi University and then completed his MBA from IMI, New Delhi.
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Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath on Sunday expanded his cabinet by inducting seven new ministers including Jitin Prasada, who recently left the Congress party and joined the BJP. The cabinet expansion has also been done to balance caste and regional aspiration, months ahead of the crucial assembly polls in 2022.
Former chief minister of Karnataka and senior Congress leader, Veerappa Moily, on June 10 said the Congress needs to undergo a "major surgery" and responsibility should be given to the people who are committed to the party's ideology.
After Madhya Pradesh Congress Twitter handle put a controvercial tweet on Jitin Prasada after he joined BJP, the former union minister reacted mildly.
Senior Congress leader and Rajya Sabha Leader of Opposition Mallikarjun Kharge expressed sadness on Jitin Prasada's decision to join BJP.
Madhya Pradesh's Bharatiya Janata Party leader Jyotiraditya M. Scindia congratulated former Congress leader Jitin Prasada for joining Bharatiya Janta Party on June 09.
Speaking on former Congress leader Jitin Prasada, who had joined Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) today, Congress leader Mallikarjun Kharge on June 09, said it's unfortunate but Jaane wale jaate rehte hain, we can't stop them.
In a huge setback to the Congress party, its senior leader Jitin Prasada on Wednesday formally joined the BJP. He was formally inducted into the party in the presence of Union Minister Piyush Goyal and other top saffron leaders at the BJP headquarters in New Delhi.
Watch India TV's Exclusive interview with Congress' West Bengal in-charge Jitin Prasada on upcoming Assembly Polls 2021.
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