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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BJP CEC meeting: The meeting was attended by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, BJP National President JP Nadda, Union Home Minister Amit Shah, and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, along with all the 15 CEC members.
The bill seeks to empower Commander-in-Chief and Officer-in Command of Inter-Services Organisations (ISOs) with all disciplinary and administrative powers in respect of the personnel serving in or attached to such organisations.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on the occasion of the 24th Kargil Vijay Diwas said India is ready to cross the Line of Control (LoC) to maintain its honour and dignity.
Citing the example of the Russia-Ukraine war, he also called upon civilians to be ready to support the soldiers in such a situation.
The Opposition is demanding that Prime Minister Narendra Modi must make a statement in both houses of Parliament followed by a discussion on the situation in Manipur.
Defence Acquisition Council hit the headlines on Thursday after giving approval to three major defence deals with France that includes the procurement of 26 Rafale Marine aircraft.
Rajnath Singh, who will be on a two-day visit to Malaysia will also call on the Prime Minister of Malaysia Anwar bin Ibrahim.
Rajnath Singh in Chhattisgarh: Addressing a public meeting in Chhattisgarh's Kanker, the Union Defence Minister credited the previous Raman Singh-led BJP government with "transforming the state" during its 15-year rule.
Rajnath Singh said that India has emerged as a powerful country under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership and it is not weak anymore.
Light Combat Aircraft Tejas and its future variants will form the mainstay of the Indian Air Force, Defence Ministry said on Friday.
Rajnath Singh in Rajasthan: Defence Minister will highlight the works and schemes undertaken in the last nine years of the Modi government.
The Pakistani army announced it has dismissed three senior officers, including a Lieutenant General, and concluded disciplinary proceedings against 15 army officers, including three Majors and seven Brigadiers, for their role in the May 9 nationwide violence after Imran Khan was arrested.
India's number one and the most followed Super Prime Time News Show ‘Aaj Ki Baat- Rajat Sharma Ke Saath' was launched just before the 2014 general elections.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh performed different asanas for nearly an hour and joined personnel in their performance on INS Vikrant.
Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh has said that Uniform Civil Code (UCC) is part of the Directive Principles of our Constitution so why there is a debate on this.
Ministry of Defence said that progress on various bilateral defence cooperation initiatives was reviewed during the meeting, with both sides expressing satisfaction at the ongoing engagements.
Rajnath Singh stated that he had always been interested in politics when he was a student when he spoke to students at an event in Lucknow.
Defense corridors are being developed in Uttar Pradesh and Tamil Nadu.
Rajnath Singh on Indian economy: Defence Minister Rajnath Singh asserted that India has entered its golden age and it is surging ahead at an unprecedented pace to become a developed nation at the end of 'Amrit Kaal' by 2047.
The US Defence Secretary arrived in New Delhi on Sunday on a two-day visit to explore ways to further strengthen bilateral defence cooperation, especially in areas of transfer of critical technologies for the co-development of military hardware.
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