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Big shock to BJP as famous singer Jubin Nautiyal's father Ram Sharan Nautiyal joins Congress
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News18•19-10-2026, 20:24
Big shock to BJP as famous singer Jubin Nautiyal's father Ram Sharan Nautiyal joins Congress
- •Senior BJP leader and father of renowned Bollywood singer Jubin Nautiyal, Ram Sharan Nautiyal, has quit the BJP and joined the Congress party.
- •The induction took place in the presence of AICC in-charge for Uttarakhand Kumari Selja, Uttarakhand Congress Chief Ganesh Godiyal, and Leader of Opposition Yashpal Arya.
- •Ram Sharan Nautiyal had originally been with the Congress before leaving to join the BJP around 12 years ago.
- •Kumari Selja stated that Nautiyal felt trapped and disillusioned with the environment and functioning inside the BJP before returning to his old party.
- •Nautiyal had previously contested the 2022 assembly elections on a BJP ticket from Chakrata and stated he joined Congress with a commitment to work wholeheartedly without any personal agenda.
Key Questions Answered
Ram Sharan Nautiyal left the BJP because he felt trapped and was disillusioned with the party's environment and functioning.
He was inducted in the presence of AICC in-charge for Uttarakhand Kumari Selja, Uttarakhand Congress Chief Ganesh Godiyal, and Leader of the Opposition Yashpal Arya.
He is the father of Bollywood singer Jubin Nautiyal. Politically, he previously served as the Dehradun District Panchayat President and contested the 2022 assembly election on a BJP ticket from Chakrata.
