 Complete the following phrase:  His association with the Gandhi family shot him into political limelight, according to The Times of India. However, Singh left the Gandhi-led Indian National Congress INC party in 1988 and joined Janata Dal, which was led by a relative of his first wife. Despite a general mood favouring Janata Dal, Singhs attempt to oust Rajiv Gandhi in the 1989 Indian general election did not reflect it and he was heavily defeated by the incumbent. He later changed his allegiance to that of the Bharatiya Janata Party BJP and in the 1998 Lok Sabha elections he won the Amethi constituency seat. After 