Sanjay Singh, a Congress member of the Rajya Sabha from Assam on Tuesday resigned from the Upper house as well as the party.

As per reports, Singh will join the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Wednesday. He said, "I have resigned from the Congress, as well as Rajya Sabha. Will join the BJP tomorrow."

Sanjay Singh says he is leaving Congress because leadership is zero in Congress. He said, " I am supporting Modi because sabka sath sabka vikas."

His wife Amrita Singh has also quit the Congress. She was chairperson all India Professional Congress in UP.

He was elected to the Rajya Sabha on 10 April 2014 from the state of Assam. As of 1 September 2015 he serves as a member of the Parliamentary Standing Committee on Chemicals and Fertilizers.