159 Rajveer Singh along with UP Dy CM Keshav Prasad Maurya immerses the ashes of his father and former governor Kalyan Singh in the Ganga River at Sangam, in Prayagraj. | PTI Photo
259 BJP veteran Keshari Nath Tripathi pays tribute to former governor Kalyan Singh during immersion of his ashes at Sangam, in Prayagraj. | PTI Photo
359 UP CM Yogi Adityanath attends Kalyan Singh's 'terahvin' at Aligarh. The 89-year-old Singh, who served as a chief minister of Uttar Pradesh and also as a governor of Rajasthan, died at a hospital on August 21.
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459 Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh pays tribute to former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Kalyan Singh in Lucknow. | PTI Photo
559 MP Rajveer Singh after immersing the ashes of his father former Governor Kalyan Singh in the Ganga, in Narora town of Bulandshahr. | PTI Photo
659 Defence Minister Rajnath Singh along with other attends the cremation of BJP veteran and former Governor Kalyan Singh before his cremation in Bulandshahr | PTI Photo
759 Defence Minister Rajnath Singh pays his last respects to BJP veteran and former Governor Kalyan Singh before his cremation in Bulandshahr, | PTI Photo
859 Union Minister Smriti Irani pays homage to former UP chief minister Kalyan Singh during his funeral, at Narora in Bulandshahr. | PTI Photo
959 Funeral procession of former UP chief minister Kalyan Singh, at Narora in Bulandshahr.
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1059 India's national flag flies half-mast at the collector's office following the demise of former Rajasthan governor Kalyan Singh, in Bikaner. | PTI Photo
1159 Union Home Minister Amit Shah with UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath and MP Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan, during former UP chief minister Kalyan Singh's funeral, in Aligarh. | PTI Photo
1259 Union Home Minister and senior BJP leader Amit Shah pay his last respects to former U.P. Chief Minister Kalyan Singh during his funeral, in Aligarh. | PTI Photo
1359 Union Home Minister Amit Shah pays homage to former UP chief minister Kalyan Singh during his funeral, in Aligarh. UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath is also seen. | PTI Photo
1459 UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath pays his last respects to senior BJP leader and former Governor Kalyan Singh, in Lucknow.
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1559 Prime Minister Narendra Modi pays his last respects to BJP veteran and former Governor Kalyan Singh, in Lucknow | PTI Photo
1659 Prime Minister Narendra Modi pays his last respects to BJP veteran and former Governor Kalyan Singh, in Lucknow. | PTI Photo
1759 Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister Keshav Maurya pays last respect to former Rajasthan Governor Kalyan Singh, on his demise, in Lucknow. Singh passed away on Saturday due to sepsis and multi organs failure. | PTI Photo
1859 Family members of former Rajasthan Governor Kalyan Singh, mourn on his demise, in Lucknow. Singh passed away due to sepsis and multi organs failure. | PTI Photo
1959 Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath pays last respect to former Rajasthan Governor Kalyan Singh, on his demise, in Lucknow. Singh passed away on Saturday due to sepsis and multi organs failure. | PTI Photo
2059 In this file photo Rajasthan Governor Kalyan Singh addresses the media, in Jodhpur. Singh passed away at Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Science (SGPIMC) in Lucknow, due to sepsis and multi organs failure. | PTI Photo
2159 In this file photo Prime Minister Narendra Modi felicitates Rajasthan Governor Kalyan Singh during the 'Loktantra Prahari Abhinandan' event of the occasion of the 113th birth anniversary celebration of socialist leader Jayaprakash Narayan, in New Delhi. Singh passed away at Sanjay Gandhi Postgraduate Institute of Medical Science (SGPIMS) in Lucknow, due to sepsis and multi organs failure. | PTI Photo/ Atul Yadav
2259 Former UP chief minister Kalyan Singh receives treatment at SGPGIMS hospital in Lucknow.
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2359 Defence Minister Rajnath Singh visits former UP chief minister Kalyan Singh, at Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Institute of Medical Sciences in Lucknow. | PTI Photo
2459 UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath visits former chief minister Kalyan Singh, at Dr. Ram Manohar Lohia Institute of Medical Sciences in Lucknow.
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2559 Former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Kalyan Singh (L) hands over a cheque to Mahant Kamal Nayan Das of Ayodhya as his contribution for the Ram temple construction, in Lucknow.
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2659 Former UP CM and senior BJP leader Kalyan Singh receives wishes from his supporters during his birthday celebrations at his residence, in Lucknow.
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2759 Former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister and BJP leader Kalyan Singh being discharged from a hospital after recovering from coronavirus, in Ghaziabad.
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2859 Clockwise from top left, Senior BJP leader LK Advani, Murli Manohar Joshi, former union minister Uma Bharti, former Uttar Pradesh chief minister Kalyan Singh, right-wing leader Vinay Katiyar, Brij Bhushan Sharan Singh, Shri Ram Janmabhoomi Teerth Kshetra General Secretary Champat Rai, Sadhvi Rithambara, Sakshi Maharaj and Hindu religious leader Ram Vilas Vedanti acquitted by the CBI Court in the Babri Masjid case, in New Delhi.
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2959 Senior BJP leader Kalyan Singh arrives to appear before a special CBI court in connection with the 1992 Babri mosque demolition case, in Lucknow.
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3059 BJP senior leader Kalyan Singh attends the marriage function of Madhya Pradesh Governor Lalji Tandan's grand son, in Lucknow.
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3159 Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath greets senior BJP leader Kalyan Singh on the occasion of Diwali, at the latters residence in Lucknow.
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3259 Former Rajasthan Governor Kalyan Singh rejoins BJP, in Lucknow.
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3359 Former Rajasthan Governor Kalyan Singh being welcomed by UP BJP president Swantradav Singh (L) as he rejoins the party, in Lucknow.
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3459 Rajasthan Governor Kalyan Singh addresses the media, in Jodhpur.
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3559 Rajasthan Governor Kalyan Singh greets Union Home Minister Amit Shah during a meeting in New Delhi.
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3659 Rajasthan Governor Kalyan Singh is greeted by Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot at Rajasthan Assembly, in Jaipur.
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3759 Rajasthan Governor Kalyan Singh, state Assembly Speaker C.P. Joshi and Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot during the ongoing Rajasthan Assembly, in Jaipur.
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3859 Rajasthan Governor Kalyan Singh, Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot, Deputy Chief Minister Sachin Pilot pose for a photograph with the newly sworn-in cabinet ministers during a ceremony at Raj Bhawan, in Jaipur.
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3959 Rajasthan Governor Kalyan Singh shakes hands with Congress President Rahul Gandhi during the swearing-in-ceremony of Gehlot's governemnt, in Jaipur.
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4059 Rajasthan Governor Kalyan Singh shakes hands with newly sworn-in Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot as Deputy Chief Minister Sachin Pilot looks on, during the swearing-in-ceremony of Gehlot's government, in Jaipur.
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4159 Prime Minister Narendra Modi at the inauguration and foundation stone laying of various highway projects, in Udaipur. Rajasthan Governor Kalyan Singh, Union minister for road transport and highways Nitin Gadkari, Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje, Ministers of State Arjun Ram Meghwal, P P Chaudhary and Rajyavardhan Singh Rathore are also seen. | PTI Photo/PIB
4259 President Pranab Mukherjee being welcomed by Rajasthan Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje on his arrival at the airport, in Jaipur. | PTI Photo
4359 Rajasthan Congress Chief Sachin Pilot with former Alwar MP Jitendra Singh and other leaders submitting a memorandum to Governor Kalyan Singh on Alwar lynching case, at Raj Bhawan in Jaipur. | PTI Photo
4459 The official residence of former Uttar Pradesh Cheif Minister Kalyan Singh at 2 Mall Avenue, in Lucknow. | Photo by Nirala Tripathi
4559 Rajasthan Governor Kalyan Singh and Chief Minister Vasundhara Raje at the swearing-in ceremony for new Cabinet ministers at Raj Bhawan in Jaipur. | PTI Photo
4659 Prime Minister Narendra Modi meets the Governor of Rajasthan, Kalyan Singh in New Delhi. | PTI Photo/PIB
4759 Chief Justice of Rajasthan High Court Sunil Ambwani administering oath of office to the new Governor Kalyan Singh at a swearing-in -ceremony at Raj Bhawan in Jaipur. | PTI Photo
4859 BJP PM candidate Narendra Modi shakes hands with party leader Kalyan Singh at an election rally in Etah.
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4959 BJP President Rajnath Singh with party leader Kalyan Singh during Kargil Vijay Diwas rally at Kakod in Gautam Buddh Nagar, Uttar Pradesh. | PTI Photo
5059 The Babies Run The Bathwater
The Congress party may be the standard-bearers but when it comes to creating dynastic streaks, none of the other parties are far behind. Almost all the socialists and Lohiaites of the past have got sons and nephews in place, the latest being Samajwadi Party supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav who’s got son Akhilesh manning our biggest state, Uttar Pradesh. Speaking of the state, even the BJP leaders there, like Kalyan Singh (yet again in the party) and Rajnath Singh are moving the pawns to get the succession story right. In fact, sources say Kalyan’s whole objective of manoeuvring his way back was essentially to establish son Rajveer Singh’s career (he’s been made state vice-president). Current BJP president Rajnath has anointed son Pankaj Singh as general secretary of the state unit. Now if these two can do it, can veteran Lalji Tandon be far behind? His son Gopal Tandon has also got a key slot in the new state executive. As one party veteran put it, gone are the days when leaders did the “jhanda ooncha rahe hamara”. Today’s slogan is “handa mere parivar ka rahe ooncha sada”. | Illustration by Sorit
5159 Former UP Chief Minister Kalyan Singh gets emotional as the Jan Kranti Party, led by his son Rajvir Singh, merged with the BJP during the Atal Shankhnad Rally in Lucknow. | PTI Photo/ Nand Kumar
5259 Former BJP stalwart Kalyan Singh is garlanded along with his son Rajbir Singh and senior party leader Rajnath Singh on his 80th birthday in Lucknow. | PTI Photo/Nand Kumar
5359 Kalyan Singh (on left) with Amar Singh | Jitender Gupta
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5559 Former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Kalyan Singh cuts a cake as he celebrates his 77th birthday with his supporters in Lucknow. | PTI Photo/ Nand Kumar
5659 BJP leader Murli Manohar Joshi with Samajwadi Party chief Mulayam Singh Yadav and Kalyan Singh at a function in Lucknow. | PTI Photo/Nand Kumar
5759 Rajveer, the son of former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Kalyan Singh, showing the flag of new Jan Kranti Party at his residence in Lucknow. The new party was announced by Kalyan Singh on his birthday with Rajveer as its national president. | PTI Photo/Nand Kumar
5859 "I have no regrets over the demolition of the disputed structure in Ayodhya. No force on earth can stop the Ram Mandir from being constructed at Ayodhya. Both the Hindus and Muslims should be made clearly understood that the temple will be constructed at the site where Lord Ram's idol is placed and no masjid will be allowed to be constructed," said former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Kalyan Singh after the tabling of Liberhan report. | AP Photo/Manish Swarup
5959 Former UP CM Kalyan Singh with his son Rajbir in Lucknow. Snubbed by Mulayam Singh Yadav, Kalyan Singh today called the Samajwadi Party chief a "traitor" and indicated he was willing to return BJP while his son Rajbir resigned from SP. | PTI Photo/Nand Kumar
