Kalyan Singh Designated BJP vice-president Monday March 03,2014

The former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister, Kalyan Singh, who rejoined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Sunday March 02,2014 was appointed national vice-president. Party president Rajnath Singh announced Mr. Singh’s new appointment on Monday March 03,2014

BJP National President Nitin Gadkari and other leaders during the Atal Shankhnad Rally in Lucknow
Kalyan Singh's Jan Kranti Party, led by his son Rajvir Singh, merged with BJP  in Jan  2013.
However,Kalyan Singh, an independent MP from Etah constituency, could not join BJP himself due to the electoral clause under anti-defection law that requires him to first resign from the membership of the House.