Overview
- He confirmed he will leave his seat when his current Rajya Sabha term ends on April 9, 2026.
- Scheduled Caste wing chief Pradeep Ahirwar urged that Congress nominate an SC representative to the seat, and Singh said the choice is not in his hands.
- Congress leaders are discussing potential successors, with names circulating such as Kamal Nath, Arun Yadav, Jitu Patwari, Meenakshi Natrajan and Kamleshwar Patel, alongside SC/ST contenders.
- Senior party figures suggest Singh may be redeployed to strengthen the organisation at the grassroots and could undertake a second Narmada Parikrama ahead of the 2028 Assembly polls.
- Some party chatter links his exit from consideration to recent remarks praising the RSS’s organisational strength, a view reported as speculation rather than an established reason.