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Know Rajnath Singh, the newly-elected BJP president

New Delhi, Jan 23: Rajnath Singh, who was elected President of BJP today, finds himself in the familiar role of leading the party at a time when the party is dogged by factional feud and

know rajnath singh the newly elected bjp president know rajnath singh the newly elected bjp president
New Delhi, Jan 23: Rajnath Singh, who was elected President of BJP today, finds himself in the familiar role of leading the party at a time when the party is dogged by factional feud and the Lok Sabha polls not too far away.


 
61-year-old Singh from Uttar Pradesh, who takes over from Nitin Gadkari, returns to the political terrain in which the low-profile, soft-spoken and articulate leader found himself about six years ago when he was chosen by the saffron party to head it. General elections are due in May 2014.
    
Singh's dramatic elevation to the top party post caps a period of big political churnings within BJP divided on re-electing Gadkari as president for a second time.