Kalyan Singh, the Hindutva icon, was the first BJP CM of Uttar Pradesh
Kalyan Singh: The man under whose watch Babri Masjid was demolished
As CM, filed an affidavit in the Supreme Court assuring that Babri Masjid will be protected
Later said "maybe it was destined" that Babri Masjid would be demolished "with me as CM"
Influential backward caste leader from western UP parted ways twice with the BJP
Kalyan Singh briefly floated his own outfit, later merged with the BJP before 2014 polls
After leaving BJP, Kalyan Singh also cosied up to rival Mulayam Singh Yadav
Later called his quitting the BJP a "blunder" and vowed to die a swayamsevak
Was quizzed by the CBI in Babri demolition conspiracy case in 2020
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