W. Pranit Singh

W. Pranit Singh
व. प्रणीत सिंह
Chief Minister of Purvanchal
Incumbent
Assumed office 1 January 2024
Monarch	Varuna Sriraya
Regent	Princess Mother Krishna
Governor	Rajdeep Deka
Preceded by	Shivangi Roy
Governor of Madhya Prant
In office 12 August 2023 – 5 November 2023
Monarch	Varuna Sriraya
Rajpramukh	Arnab Sil
Prime Minister	Farhaz Hazarika
Preceded by	Ankurjyoti Thakuria
Succeeded by	Reshmi Hazarika
Minister of Environment and Natural Resources and the Prime Minister's Office
In office 14 June 2023 – 12 August 2023
Prime Minister	Farhaz Hazarika
Preceded by	Farhaz Hazarika (Environment and Natural Resources) Suryadeva Kapei (Prime Minister's Office)
Succeeded by	Ministries abolished
Minister of Federal Affairs and Administration
In office 12 November 2022 – 14 June 2023
Prime Minister	Farhaz Hazarika
Preceded by	Prince Abhiraj
Succeeded by	Suryadeva Kapei, MoS (I/C)
Minister of Social Welfare
In office 12 November 2022 – 18 March 2023
Prime Minister	Farhaz Hazarika
Preceded by	Kevin Doan, MoS (I/C)
Succeeded by	Farhaz Hazarika
Grand Chamberlain of the Royal Household
In office 3 July 2021 – 12 August 2023
Monarch	Varuna Sriraya
Succeeded by	Princess Bishakha
Other ministerial offices Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Sports and Youth Affairs In office 22 November 2021 – 9 February 2022 Prime Minister Farhaz Hazarika Preceded by Matthew Griffin Succeeded by Rey Jr. Mancio In office 12 May 2022 – 11 November 2022 Prime Minister Farhaz Hazarika Succeeded by Manggala Alif Prasetia Minister of State of Home Affairs In office 22 November 2021 – 17 March 2022 Prime Minister Farhaz Hazarika Cabinet Minister Princess Anoushkaa Preceded by Abayat Ibtiyaz In office 12 May 2022 – 11 November 2022 Prime Minister Farhaz Hazarika Cabinet Minister Farhaz Hazarika Princess Sarala Succeeded by Suryadeva Kapei Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office In office 22 November 2021 – 17 March 2022 Prime Minister Farhaz Hazarika In office 31 July 2022 – 11 November 2022 Prime Minister Farhaz Hazarika Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Nature, Health, Hygiene and Swachhta Mission In office 9 February 2022 – 17 March 2022 Prime Minister Farhaz Hazarika Preceded by Arturo Lara Minister of State of Royal Household Affairs In office 12 May 2022 – 11 June 2022 Prime Minister Farhaz Hazarika
Parliamentary offices Member of the Lok Sabha for Basistha Rural In office 22 November 2021 – 3 October 2022 Preceded by Vacant Succeeded by Manggala Alif Prasetia Member of the Lok Sabha for Basant Bahar Incumbent Assumed office 10 November 2022 Prime Minister Farhaz Hazarika Preceded by Prince Abhiraj
Personal details
Born	c. 2001 (age 23) India
Citizenship	India Vishwamitra
Nationality	India
Political party	National People's Congress
Occupation	Politician, NCC cadet
Religion	Hindu
Ethnicity	Manipuri

W. Pranit Singh is a Vishwamitran politician who is currently serving as the Governor of Madhya Prant since 12 August 2023. He is going to be served as the Chief Minister of Purvanchal from 1 January 2024. Prior to becoming governor, he was a member of the union council of ministers serving as the Minister of Environment and Natural Resources and Minister in the Prime Minister's Office from 14 June till 12 August 2023. Prior to that, he was the Minister of Federal Affairs and Administration and the Minister of Social Welfare. He is also a member of the 14th and 15th Lok Sabhas.

Prior to becoming a cabinet minister in November 2022, he served as the Union Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Youth Affairs and Sports between November 2021 and March 2022 and again from March 2022 until November 2022. He has also held the position of the Grand Chamberlain of the Royal Household from July 2021 till August 2023. He also briefly served as the Ambassador to the Maritime Republic of The Damariscotta between May and July 2021.

He is a classmate and friend of Varuna Sriraya|Varuna Sriraya and prime minister Farhaz Hazarika.

Birth and personal life

W. Pranit Singh was born in 2001 as the only child of his parents. He is a friend of Rashtradhyaksh Varuna Sriraya and prime minister Farhaz Hazarika.

Career

Diplomatic and household career

Pranit Singh was introduced to micronationalism on the pursuit of his friend and then home minister Farhaz Hazarika in April 2021. His first assignment was as the non-resident Ambassador to the Maritime Republic of The Damariscotta, a position to which he was appointed in May 2021. He continued to serve as the ambassador until July 2021.

Upon relinquishing the duties as the ambassador following the fall of The Damariscotta, he was appointed as the Grand Chamberlain of the Royal Household in July 2021 and has since then been serving in office.

Political career

Singh joined politics with the National People's Congress prior to the November 2021 general election. He was nominated as the party's candidate for the Basistha Rural constituency of the Lok Sabha from which he was elected unopposed to the 14th Lok Sabha.

Following his election to the Lok Sabha and owing to his close relationship with Prime Minister Farhaz Hazarika, he was appointed to the union council of ministers as a Minister of State with independent charge. He was appointed as the Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Sports and Youth Affairs with the additional charge as Minister of State for Home Affairs and the Prime Minister's Office on 22 November 2021. In a cabinet reshuffle on 9 February 2022, he was appointed as the Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Nature, Health, Hygiene and Swachhta Mission. Following the assumption of executive government powers by the Rashtradhyaksh on 17 March 2022, he ceased to be a member of the union council of ministers.

Upon the restoration of political power upon the council of ministers in May 2022, he was re-appointed to the union council of ministers on 12 May 2022. He was re-appointed as the Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Sports and Youth Affairs and the Minister of State for Home Affairs. He served in the positions till November 2022. He re-contested an election to the Lok Sabha during the 2022 general election as a candidate for the National People's Congress. He was nominated by the party to contest from two seats, the Basistha Central seat and the Basant Bahar seat. He was unopposed elected from the Basant Bahar seat and withdrew his nomination from Basistha Central.

Upon being re-elected to the Lok Sabha, he was promoted as a cabinet minister in the council of ministers. He was appointed as the Minister of Federal Affairs and Administration and Social Welfare on 12 November 2022. In a reshuffle of the union cabinet on 18 March 2023, he was shifted out of the Ministry of Social Welfare but continued to serve as the Minister of Federal Affairs and Administration. However, he was replaced as the minister in the ministry in yet another cabinet reshuffle which took place on 14 June 2023. Following the reshuffle, he was appointed as the Minister of Environment and Natural Resources and the Minister in the Prime Minister's Office and served till 12 August 2023 when he ceased to be a minister of the union.

Upon ceasing to be a minister, he was appointed as the Governor of Madhya Prant on 12 August 2023 to succeed Ankurjyoti Thakuria who was transferred and appointed as the Governor of Basistha.

Positions held

Positions	From	To
Non-Resident Ambassador Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary to The Damariscotta	May 2021	July 2021
Grand Chamberlain of the Royal Household	3 July 2021	12 August 2023
Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Youth Affairs and Sports	22 November 2021	9 February 2022
Minister of State for Home Affairs Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office	22 November 2021	17 March 2022
Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Nature, Health, Hygiene and Swachhta Mission	9 February 2022	17 March 2022
Secretary to the Rashtradhyaksh	17 March 2022	12 May 2022
Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Youth Affairs and Sports Minister of State for Home Affairs	12 May 2022	11 November 2022
Minister of State for Royal Household Affairs	12 May 2022	11 June 2022
Minister of State in the Prime Minister's Office	31 July 2022	11 November 2022
Minister of Federal Affairs and Administration	12 November 2022	14 June 2023
Minister of Social Welfare	12 November 2022	18 March 2023
Minister of Environment and Natural Resources Minister in the Prime Minister's Office	14 June 2023	12 August 2023
Governor of Madhya Prant	12 August 2023	5 November 2023
Chief Minister of Purvanchal	1 January 2024	Incumbent
Minister of Environment and Natural Resources Minister of Culture	29 March 2024	Incumbent

Honours

National honours

• Commander of the Order of Sri Maha Vishwamitra (ComSV, 1 May 2024)
• Recipient 4th Class of the Distinguished and Long Service Medal (DLSM, 15 April 2023)
• Recipient of the National Service Medal (NSM, 15 April 2022)
• Recipient of the Royal Service Medal (RSM, 15 April 2022)
• Recipient of the Civil Service Medal (CSM, 15 April 2022)
• Recipient of the Commemorative Medal of the First Anniversary of the Vishwamitran Monarchy (8 June 2021)
• Recipient of the Commemorative Medal of the Crystal Jubilee of the Foundation of Vishwamitra (15 April 2022)
• Recipient of the Commemorative Medal of the 21st Birthday of Rashtradhyaksh Varuna Sriraya (11 January 2023)

Foreign honours

• Creek and Lake:
  • Honorary Companion of the Most Exalted Order of the White Falcon (CWF, 1 June 2024)