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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The Bhartiya Janta Party has released five lists so far which include candidates like PM Modi, Amit Shah, Mansukh Mandaviya, Bhupender Yadav, Jyotiraditya Scindia among others.
Rajnath Singh visited Leh to celebrate Holi with the military personnel on Sunday. He was earlier scheduled to visit Siachen, however, had to abandon the visit due to bad weather.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh faced India TV's chairman and Editor-in-Chief Rajat Sharm in his iconic show Aap Ki Adalat. The Union Minister spoke on various issues including India-China relations, 2020 Galwan clash, on upcoming Lok Sabha elections, Kejriwal's arrest among other issues.
Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh faced Rajat Sharma as he appeared in a special episode of India TV's iconic show Aap Ki Aadalat. The Union Minister shared his views on NDA's aim of winning more than 400 seats in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections, on Kejriwal's arrest among other issues.
BJP's top brass including PM Modi, Amit Shah, JP Nadda, Rajnath Singh, Yogi Adityanath among others met on Saturday to pick candidates for remaining seats in various states.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh appeared in a special show of Aap Ki Adalat and faced questions from Rajat Sharma on various issues including India-China relations, Rahul Gandhi's allegation against the Modi government, arrest of Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal among others.
Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, in a special show of Aap Ki Adalat, talked about Delhi CM Arvind Kejriwal's arrest, on Opposition's allegation of misusing ED, CBI, on NDA's 400-plus seats target among other issues.
Hot seats in Lok Sabha Elections 2024: The schedule for the Lok Sabha elections has been announced by the Election Commission of India. Lucknow will vote in the fifth phase on May 20. The seat has remained a BJP stronghold since 1991.
Lucknow Lok Sabha Election 2024: The Lucknow constituency is a bastion of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) as the party has been undefeated on this seat since 1991. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has been representing the seat since 2014.
PM Narendra Modi will contest for the third time from Varanasi. Smriti Irani has once again been fielded from Amethi where she defeated Rahul Gandhi in his bastion Amethi in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. Rajnath Singh will contest once again from Lucknow. Check list of candidates for UP, Uttarakhand
The rules for the implementation of the contentious Citizenship Amendment Act, 2019 (CAA) for fast-tracking citizenship to undocumented non-Muslim migrants from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan are likely to be issued before Model Code of Conduct for the 2024 Lok Sabha polls comes into effect.
These deals will further bolster indigenous defence capabilities, save foreign exchange and lessen India’s dependency on manufacturers of equipment overseas in the future.
The Bharat Ratna will be bestowed on Advani in a year of the Ram temple's consecration, which marks a triumphant closure for the BJP of an issue which was thrust into popular consciousness by the veteran leader through his 'Ram Rath Yatra' in 1990.
'Rom Rom Mein Ram' book was launched on the fourth death anniversary of senior journalist Ashwini Kumar Chopra. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, India TV's Chairman and Editor-in-Chief Rajat Sharma among other eminent guests attended the launch event.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi had urged the citizens to participate in cleanliness drive in temples or places of religious importance, ahead of the Ram Mandir inauguration in Ayodhya on January 22.
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According to senior officials familiar with the discussions, defence, trade and regional issues were on the agenda of the talks.
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As both India and the UK prepare for a general election this year, all aspects of the relationship are in sharp focus, including sped-up negotiations towards a free trade agreement (FTA) expected to significantly enhance the GBP 36-billion bilateral partnership.
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