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Jitin Prasada: A Brahmin Face From UP Returns To Centre After 10 Years

VidyaBy : Vidya

  |  10 Jun 2024 5:43 PM IST

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Jitin Prasada: A Brahmin Face From UP Returns To Centre After 10 Years

Jitin Prasada was once considered as among Rahul Gandhi’s ‘young Turks’ and was a minister in successive Manmohan Singh governments but defected from the Congress to the BJP in 2021, where he has again established himself as a prominent Brahmin face of Uttar Pradesh.The 50-year-old returned to the Centre on Sunday after he took oath as a member of the Council of Ministers led by Prime Minister Narendra Modi.His father Jitendra Prasada was a Congress veteran whose fortunes plunged following his decision to contest against Sonia Gandhi for the post of party president in 2000.

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