Digvijay Singh (Rajasthan politician)

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Digvijay Singh is an Indian politician from Rajasthan who was served as Minister of Agriculture of Rajasthan during the tenure of Bhairon Singh Shekhawat as Chief Minister. [1]

He had split from erstwhile Janata Dal to form Janata Dal (Digvijay) and supported the BJP Government led by Bhairon Singh Shekhawat.

Later the Janata Dal(D) merged with Bharatiya Janata Party.

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