New Delhi: The Bhartiya Janata Party leader Uma Bharti had earned herself the title of sanyasin from a very young age, when she was asked to perform penance and give pravachans (religious discourses). She later graduated into politics and rose up the BJP leader with the advent of Ayodhya movement. Later, she carried out a state-wide political yatra in Madhya Pradesh, and became the chief minister, displacing 10-years of Congress rule under Digvijay Singh. Here we give you some interesting facts of the most glamorous `sanyasin' Indian polity could have ever witnessed.Uma was born in a small district of Madhya Pradesh called Tikamgarh where she was raised amidst Hindu ideologies and beliefs. Her upbringing made her a strong follower of Hindu religion.Uma was brought up under Rajmata Vijayaraje Scindia's shadow and guidance.Rajmata started teaching her the methodologies of politics when Uma was in her early twenties. As a result, Uma entered mainstream politics at an early age with becoming a member of BJP and contested her first election in 1984.Although Uma lost her first elections, she soon won from Khajuraho five years later.Winning from Madhya Pradesh was not a cakewalk for Uma though. It took her ten years to bag victory from Bhopal. But once she managed to win a seat from Bhopal, Uma was soon given various responsibilities of Human Resource Development, Tourism, Youth Affairs, Sports and Coal at state level under Atal Bihari Vajpayee government.It did not take Uma long enough to gain popularity after 1992. Her prominent involvement in Babri Masjid demolition gave made her popular all over.The famous VHP slogan during 1992 ``Ramlala hum ayenge, mandir wahin banayenge'' was coined by Uma Bharti.A leader from the backward class of the society was the need of Madhya Pradesh state. Uma became the most sought after option and soon was handed over the charge of chief ministership of Madhya in 2003.Uma's involvement in the 1994 Hubli riots resulted in an arrest warrant against her marking an end to her tenure as the CM.Uma indulged into intra-party politics and started giving opinions on senior BJP leaders like LK Advani which resulted into her expulsion from the party in 2004.An year later, even when she was called back to join the party Uma did not apply any control over her criticism. She criticized the induction of Shviraj Singh Chouhan as the chief minister of Madhya Pradesh.Uma established her own party called the Bhartiya Janshakti Party but it could not gather her votes in the absence of a committed cadre. She rejoined BJP in 2011 and was given the responsibility of Save Ganga campaign.
