Cracks in Telangana BJP as Raja Singh quits over Ramchander Rao elevation to party chief Rao, long-time BJP leader who got his start in ABVP, was only leader to file nomination for president’s post. Singh tried to file his own nomination half-an-hour after deadline and resigned from BJP after it was rejected. Telangana Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) MLA T Raja Singh on Monday resigned from his party amid a leadership tussle in the Telangana unit of the party. Hyderabad: Bharatiya Janata Party called the bluff of Goshamahal MLA T Raja Singh when it accepted his resignation, leaving him stranded and his supporters perplexed. On June 30, Raja Singh , a Hindutva poster boy, submitted his resignation to the BJP Telangana President, G Kishan Reddy. BJP MLA from Goshamahal, T Raja Singh , resigned from the party amid a leadership tussle in Telangana. He said he remains committed to Hindutva and serving the people of Goshamahal. He appealed to PM Modi and senior BJP leaders to reconsider the state leadership.