President, Wrestling Federation Of India

Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh is head of WFI since **. He is currently facing sexual harassment allegations.

Apr 29, 2023

Six-Time Member of Parliament

- Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh is a six-time MP. - 5 times for the BJP and once (in 2009) from the Samajwadi Party (SP). - Represented Gonda, Kaiserganj and Balrampur constituencies.

Hardline Hindutva Leader

Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh is a Hindutva hardliner. Singh has openly accepted involvement in Babri demolition - an act that made him famous.

Active in politics for over 3 decades

A resident of Gonda district of Uttar Pradesh, he was a wrestler during his youth and joined students' politics in the 1980s.

40 Criminal Cases

As per various reports, Brij Bhushan Saran Singh has as many as 40 cases registered against him

Cross vote against BJP, joined SP

On 20 July 2008, Brij Bhushan joined the Samajwadi Party after BJP expelled him for cross voting in the parliament during the 2008 Lok Sabha vote of confidence.

Confession of murder

In an interview with the online news portal The Lallantop in 2022, he confessed to murdering the person who shot dead his close friend Ravinder Singh.

Doesn't need BJP

Brij Bhushan Saran Singh is one of the few leaders left in the Bharatiya Janata Party who boast of winning elections on their own will. Singh's supporters say that the leader doesn't need BJP to win elections.

Influential in 12 districts

Brij Bhushan Saran Singh holds massive influence in atleast 12 districts of Uttar Pradesh.

Speaks openly against party, government in state

Brij Bhushan Saran Singh, owing to his clout in his region, has openly criticised BJP government and its supporters, including likes of Baba Ramdev and MNS chief Raj Thackeray.

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