Puran Singh Bundela is an India

India

India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...

n politician. He is a three-time Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) from Mahroni

Mahroni

Mahroni is a town and a nagar panchayat in Lalitpur district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh. It is one of the tehsils of Lalitpur District, and is situated 37 km away from Laitpur. It is very close to Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh border.-Geography:...

 constituency in Uttar Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh

Uttar Pradesh abbreviation U.P. , is a state located in the northern part of India. With a population of over 200 million people, it is India's most populous state, as well as the world's most populous sub-national entity...

.

Early career

Puran Singh Bundela started off his political career from the party of Indian National Congress

Indian National Congress

The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...

 and was chosen as a member of Uttar Pradesh Assembly for the first time in the 1980s. Since then, he's been fighting elections from Bharatiya Janata Party

Bharatiya Janata Party

The Bharatiya Janata Party ,; translation: Indian People's Party) is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Indian National Congress. Established in 1980, it is India's second largest political party in terms of representation in the parliament...

 (BJP) which he left six months prior to 2007 General Elections and joined hands with Bahujan Samaj Party

Bahujan Samaj Party

The Bahujan Samaj Party is a centrist national political party in India with socialist leanings. It was formed to chiefly represent Bahujans , referring to people from the Scheduled Castes, Scheduled Tribes and Other Backward Castes as well as Buddhists. The party claims to be inspired by the...

 (BSP) but his ticket was promptly cut and was given to Shri Ram Kumar Tewari, once his ally in BJP. He finally fought from Congress party but was defeated by the former candidate by a margin of more than 24,000 votes.

Association with Raja Bhaiya

In 2002 Puran Singh Bundela accused Raghuraj Pratap Singh

Raghuraj Pratap Singh

Shubham Govil aka Raghuraj Pratap Singh, more commonly known as Raja Bhaiya is an Indian politician and belongs to Bhadri family of Kunda, Uttar Pradesh. He is currently an Independent Member of Legislative Assembly , having been elected from Kunda in the Uttar Pradesh state assembly elections,...

 alias Raja Bhaiya an Independent MLA from Kunda, India

Kunda, India

Kunda is a town and a Tahsil in Pratapgarh district in the Indian state of Uttar Pradesh.-Geography:Kunda is located at . It has an average elevation of 89 metres . Kunda is not a very old town and probably was founded during the British Raj....

 allegedly threatening him and trying to abduct him for switching loyalty from him towards the BSP. Raja Bhaiya was arrested in the early morning at 3:00 a.m.on the orders of Mayawati

Mayawati

Mayawati is the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh, India. She heads the Bahujan Samaj Party, which represents the Bahujans or Dalits, the weakest strata of Indian society. This is her fourth term as Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh...

, then Chief Minister and was jailed.(5 November 2002). Jailed Independent MLAs shifted, Indian Express Later POTA

Prevention of Terrorist Activities Act

The Prevention of Terrorist Activities Act was an anti-terrorism legislation enacted by the Parliament of India in 2002. The act replaced the Prevention of Terrorism Ordinance of 2001 and the Terrorist and Disruptive Activities Act , and was supported by the governing National Democratic Alliance...

was slapped on him.