Business Standard

Monday, December 23, 2024 | 08:48 PM ISTEN Hindi

Notification Icon
userprofile IconSearch

No ticket, no party: Udit Raj removes prefix 'chowkidar', adds it back

Will Raj remove the prefix from his Twitter handle again and quit the BJP once and for all?

Udit Raj
Premium

File photo of Udit Raj

Business Standard
No ticket, no party

After the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) denied Dalit leader Udit Raj a party ticket from the north-west Delhi constituency, the aggrieved leader removed the prefix “chowkidar”, or watchman, from his official Twitter handle. He also threatened to quit the party, saying his supporters across India were hurt by the BJP decision. However, the prefix was back a couple of hours later, leading to speculation that the BJP had reached out to Raj with some assurance. The prefix returned around the time when there was a rumour that the nomination papers of singer Hans Raj Hans, whom the

What you get on BS Premium?

  • Unlock 30+ premium stories daily hand-picked by our editors, across devices on browser and app.
  • Pick your 5 favourite companies, get a daily email with all news updates on them.
  • Full access to our intuitive epaper - clip, save, share articles from any device; newspaper archives from 2006.
  • Preferential invites to Business Standard events.
  • Curated newsletters on markets, personal finance, policy & politics, start-ups, technology, and more.
VIEW ALL FAQs

Need More Information - write to us at assist@bsmail.in