Rajnath Singh is the senior leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and has been the Defence Minister of India since 2019. Singh also served as the Union Home Minister in the Narendra Modi government from 2014 to 2019. Rajnath Singh was the president of the BJP twice from 2005 to 2009 and again from 2013 to 2014. He has been a Lok Sabha member from the Lucknow constituency of Uttar Pradesh for the last two terms. In the 2014 Lok Sabha polls, Singh won the Lucknow seat by defeating Congress candidate Rita Bahuguna Joshi with a margin of 2,72,749 votes. In the 2019 Lok Sabha Elections, Singh retained the Lucknow constituency by defeating Samajwadi Party (SP) candidate Poonam Shatrughan Sinha with a margin of 3,47,302 votes. Rajnath Singh also represented the Ghaziabad parliamentary seat from 2009 to 2014. Singh was the Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister from 2000 to 2002 and also won the Haidergarh Assembly constituency twice in 2001 (bypoll) and 2002. He was also a member of Rajya Sabha from 1994 to 2001 and again from 2002 to 2008. Singh also served as the Union Cabinet Minister for Agriculture (2003-2004) and Road Transport and Highways (1999-2000) in the Atal Bihari Vajpayee-led NDA government. Rajnath Singh is again contesting from the Lucknow constituency in the upcoming Lok Sabha Elections 2024.
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Praising Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s decision of scrapping old notes of Rs 500 and Rs. 1000 notes, Home Minister Rajnath Singh today said notebandi decision has resulted in 'nasbandi' of anti-national elements and hoarders of
Launching a scathing attack on Pakistan, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Sunday said that ‘our neighbour’ is trying to create religious divide in the country.
The Union Home Ministry won't change its statement given to the Parliament that there were four terrorists, who completed dread assault at the Pathankot airbase, and not six as was declared by the government. A
Around 1,400 tourists are stranded at Havelock and Neil islands in the Andamans due to cyclonic weather conditions.
A relentless Opposition, that saw divisions over the call for a nationwide shutdown, today maintained its ante inside Parliament with protests continuing in the Lok Sabha against the government over the demonetisation issue, forcing adjournment
Home Minister Rajnath Singh today assured innocents of no harassment as he told country’s top Police officers not to arrest anyone on basis of allegation of radicalisation unless solid proof is available. Singh also said
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh today once again lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s demonetisation policy saying the ‘action will bring probity in political and administrative works besides reducing the gap between rich and poor’.
With Shiv Sena joining the TMC’s march to the Rashtrapati Bhawan against demonetisation move, Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Wednesday evening spoke to the party chief Uddhav Thackeray to garner his support on the issue.
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh today said that there has been a drastic decrease in Naxalism and terrorism across the country due to demonetisation of Rs 500 and Rs 1,000 notes.
Owing to steps undertaken by the Centre to strengthen the economy, India will emerge as economic super power in 15 to 20 years, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh today said. "I cannot speak about a
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh today said that Pakistan is worried over the Indian government’s decision to scrap Rs 500 and Rs 1000 notes as Islamabad used fake Indian currency to foment terrorism in India.
Missing JU student Najeeb Ahmed was being treated for depression and obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD), police have said, based on the prescriptions found in his hostel room.
Asserting increase in the importance of the transparency law in present times, Home Minister Rajnath Singh today said that the officials should reply to every RTI application irrespective of what kind of information has been
Rajnath Singh on Saturday said a neighbouring country is trying to destabilise India by encouraging cowardly act of terrorism but our government will never let the nation to bow down its head before anyone.
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Friday said that India and Bangladesh are committed to root out terrorism, no matter from where it originates.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi today chaired two separate high-level meetings at his office to review the security situation in Jammu and Kashmir.
With the body of an Indian Army soldier being brutally mutilated by Pakistani terrorists in Jammu and Kashmir, the Centre today said that it would give befitting reply to the neighbouring side.
Launching a blistering attack on Pakistan, Union Home Minister today said that the neighbouring country was indulging in a proxy war and has been trying to harm India by taking ‘cowardly’ aid of terrorism.
Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh dubbed terrorism as a global problem and appealed to the the international community to join hands to root out the menace. Addressing the Indian community in Bahrain, Mr Singh said
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