New Delhi: Rajya Sabha member Sanjay Singh, an Amethi royal and a close associate of the Gandhi family, resigned from the Congress on Tuesday (July 30) and said he would join the BJP, asserting that he will support Prime Minister Narendra Modi as the nation is behind him.

Singh, a Congress member of the Rajya Sabha from Assam, also resigned from the Upper House of Parliament and took a dig at the party, saying it is still living in the past and unaware of the future.

He told reporters that he would join the BJP on Wednesday (July 31). He was in the saffron party earlier as well and had been elected to the Lok Sabha on its ticket.

"Congress is still in the past, unaware of the future. Today, the country is with PM Modi and if the country is with him, I am with him. I will join BJP tomorrow. I have resigned from the party, as well as my membership of Rajya Sabha. Congress is unapproachable and unreachable. I have taken this decision after watching this for a long time," he said.

"Congress is rudderless, direction less and there is a distance from the people... I am supporting Modi because of 'sabka sath sabka vikas'," he added.

Singh wields considerable influence in Amethi of Uttar Pradesh and the BJP hopes that his presence will help it consolidate itself in the region, which also includes Rae Bareli, the Lok Sabha seat of Congress leader Sonia Gandhi.

He had unsuccessfully contested the recent Lok Sabha election from Sultanpur against BJP's Maneka Gandhi.

Singh's wife Ameeta Sinh, who is the chairperson of the All India Professional Congress in Uttar Pradesh, has also quit the Congress.

"Dialogue and communication are the basis of any political party. There is just no scope for any dialogue in Congress. Then there is zero leadership. There is no clarity, nothing can be decided. Over months there is a buzz over whether the Congress president will be a young man or an old man... all these things affected my decision," he said.

The BJP may field him for the Rajya Sabha poll in the coming weeks.