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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New Delhi: Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh today asked all political parties to present a united front to the world against terrorism.“Neither the country, nor the parliament should look divided on terrorism which is the
New Delhi: The Delhi Chief Minister, Arvind Kejriwal today criticised the Centre for the transfer of senior bureaucrats, accusing them of crossing all limits by not consulting the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government. Mr Kejriwal
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday said the three terrorosts killed in Dinanagar town in Punjab had infiltrated from Pakistan and warned the neighbouring country that any effort by enemies will meet
New Delhi: If we are hit, we will give a befitting reply, said Home Minister Rajnath Singh after terrorists sneaked into Punjab from Pakistan and killed at least six people."We will not be the first
New Delhi: Security forces have been instructed to step up vigil at the India, Pakistan border following the attack in Punjab's Gurdaspur district, said Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday."Spoke to DG BSF Shri DK
New Delhi: In the wake of attack by suspected terrorists in Gurudaspur today, Home Minister Rajnath Singh spoke to Punjab Chief Minister Parkash Singh Badal and assured him full central assistance to tackle the situation. “I
New Delhi: Raising concern over the alleged "attempt to mow down" AAP Delhi chief Dilip Pandey by a city police van, a delegation of party leaders today met Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh to discuss
New Delhi: The Supreme Court was on Wednesday moved for quashing of the appointment of Central Vigilance Commissioner K.V. Chaudhary and Vigilance Commissioner T.M. Bhasin, on grounds that their appointments were in breach of "institutional
New Delhi: The Centre has taken cognisance of frequent hoisting of Pakistani flags in Jammu and Kashmir, Home Minister Rajnath Singh today said, hinting at action against those involved."We have taken cognisance of everything. I
New Delhi: Home Minister Rajnath Singh today spoke to Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi about the killing of a Hindi-speaking businessman and his daughter by suspected ULFA militants in Tinsukia.During their telephonic conversation, Gogoi apprised
New Delhi: Union home minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday called an urgent meeting with external affairs minister Sushma Swaraj and defence minister Manohar Parrikar to review the overall security situation in the wake of fresh
Nashik: Army will give a "befitting" reply to Pakistan in case of violation of ceasefire, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh said here today."Our Army will give a befitting reply to Pakistan if that country violates
New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Tuesday conveyed his good wishes to all pilgrims on the start of the Kumbh Mela in Nashik.Modi said: "My good wishes to all pilgrims on the start of
1. Kumbh Mela kicked-off today; Rajnath Singh and Fadnavis as chief guestsNashik: The much awaited Simhastha Kumbh parva at the Kumbhmela begun today morning at 6.16 am when the Jupiter (Bruhaspati), Sun and Moon enter
Nashik: Sadhus and pilgrims in their thousands are pouring in the city as the Simhastha Kumbh Mela, one of the largest religious congregations on the Earth, is set to start today.The mega event, where lakhs
Opposition to strategise on Parliament session at Sonia Gandhi's Iftar todayNew Delhi: With the Modi government battling propriety issues over the Lalit Modi row and the furore on Vyapam scam, leaders of "like-minded" parties will
Guwahati: Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh today painted a grim security situation in the country's border with Myanmar and Bhutan where there were reports of insurgents, weapons and drugs crossing over and said that his
Guwahati: Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh today said the committee constituted to review effective management of the India-Myanmar border was likely to submit its report within the next few days and the government would take
New Delhi: Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday met President Pranab Mukherjee as speculation mounted over the continuance of Madhya Pradesh Governor Ram Naresh Yadav.The meeting comes close on the heels of Supreme Court
New Delhi: Union Home Secretary L.C. Goyal met Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Thursday after the Supreme Court issued a notice to Madhya Pradesh Governor Ram Naresh Yadav on a plea concerning the forest guard
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