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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Thiruvananthapuram: A controversy has erupted over an RSS activist and accused in a murder case placing a turban on the head of Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh during his visit here last week.The incident, which
New Delhi: President's rule was imposed today in poll-bound Maharashtra after Chief Minister Prithviraj Chavan resigned following the break-up of 15-year-old Congress-NCP alliance in the state. President Pranab Mukherjee signed the proclamation for imposition of
New Delhi: No decision has been taken on whether or not Heavy Industries Minister Anant Geete will continue in the Union Cabinet after his party Shiv Sena snapped ties with BJP, Home Minister and senior
New Delhi: A comprehensive policy on Kashmir is being prepared by the NDA government, Home Minister Rajnath Singh said on Sunday."We are preparing a comprehensive policy on Kashmir. We will announce it soon," he said.Asked
New Delhi: The government will go by the laid-down rules in deciding on appointments to the posts of Lokpal, CVC and other statutory authorities with the Leader of Opposition, who is a member of the
New Delhi/Mumbai: The union cabinet Saturday evening recommended President's Rule in Maharashtra, official sources said.The development follows a recommendation to this effect by Maharashtra Governor C. V. Rao earlier in the day following the resignation
Kollam (Kerala): Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh on Saturday expressed confidence about effectively tackling problems of terrorism and insurgency faced by the country."The country is facing problems of terrorism, insurgency and separatism but I am
Guwahati: Assam Chief Minister Tarun Gogoi Friday sought a special package of Rs.1,000 crore from the Centre to begin rehabilitation work in the flood-hit districts, where 36 people have died and over one lakh others
New Delhi: Home Minister Rajnath Singh will visit Assam and Meghalaya early next month to take stock of rescue and relief operations in the flood-hit states. Singh has sent Minister of State for Home Kiren
Ranchi: Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh today said villages around Saranda forests require a lot of work, hinting that former Union Minister Jairam Ramesh's initiatives had been inadequate."Much (work) has to be done. Problems are
New Delhi: Brushing aside reports of differences with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh has said his relations with Modi was “too sacred, emotional and deep” and that he would ensure it
New Delhi: The government will leave no stone unturned to safeguard borders and will address all important issues related to security, union Home Minister Rajnath Singh said here Monday.He was addressing senior officers of the
Kathmandu: Home Minister Rajnath Singh today said he has held extensive discussions with Nepalese officials here to develop a mechanism to control the menace of cross-border crimes, including the smuggling of fake currency notes.“We have
Recent by-election reverses for the BJP are early intimations of mortality for the Narendra Modi-Amit Shah duet. As a senior BJP leader whispered: "They must come down to earth." In other words, a degree of
Kathmandu: Indian Home Minister Rajnath Singh Friday proposed setting up a SAARC centre for good governance where officers from all member countries can come together to exchange their experiences.Participating in the sixth meeting of interior
Kathmandu: Home Minister Rajnath Singh today expressed concern over the growth of religious fundamentalism in areas along the India-Nepal border. Singh raised the issued when he met Nepal's Deputy Prime Minister and Home Minister Bamdev
New Delhi: The NDA government at the Centre is committed to reviving SAARC as a major forum to promote active collaboration in the region, Home Minister Rajnath Singh said today.“SAARC is an important forum where
Chandigarh: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) is gearing up for Haryana assembly polls to be held next month with "Mission 60 plus" being the catchline of its campaigning.The campaign takes cue from senior BJP leader and
Amritsar: Amritsar police has arrested a man who was impersonating as the son-in-law of Union Home Minister Rajnath Singh.As per the reports, the man, identified as Giriraj Singhani, is a resident of Hyderabad. He arrived
Imphal: The Union Home Ministry has proposed raising of two battalions of Border Security Force (BSF) and Sashastra Seema Bal (SSB) comprising surrendered militants of Assam and Manipur, an official statement said today.The ministry has
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