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.
Read More
New Delhi: As preparations for government formation gained momentum, Prime Minister-designate Narendra Modi today held talks with BJP leaders here. Modi held a meeting with his close aide Amit Shah, party general secretary J P
New Delhi/Varanasi: A day after he led the BJP to an unprecedented triumph in the parliamentary polls, Narendra Modi, set to be India's next prime minister, Saturday undertook victory laps in Delhi and Varanasi, the
Varanasi: Riding high on BJP's resounding victory in the Lok Sabha polls, Narendra Modi today took a dig at the drubbing of his rivals saying a coalition may be put together to form an opposition.“Normally
Varanasi: A huge swarm of BJP supporters and city-dwellers greeted Prime Minister-elect Narendra Modi on his visit here this evening and cheered him as his cavalcade moved from the airport to the Kashi Vishwanath temple
Varanasi: A day after clinching Varanasi seat, Narendra Modi today visited the holy city and offered prayers at famous Kashi Vishwanath temple. After visiting the temple, the Prime Minister elect went to famed Dashashwamedh Ghat
New Delhi: After steering his party to power, Narendra Modi will be formally elected as the leader of the BJP Parliamentary Party at its meeting here on May 20 ahead of taking oath as Prime
New Delhi: After the landslide victory in Lok Sabha polls, Narendra Modi arrived in the national capital today to a rousing welcome by thousands of enthusiastic BJP workers and supporters to whom he gave credit
New Delhi: BJP President Rajnath Singh today credited the people who voted for a change and the leadership of Narendra Modi for its spectacular performance in Lok Sabha poll, saying “it is the beginning of
Lucknow: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) made a stunning comeback in Uttar Pradesh as it surged ahead in 67 of the total 80 Lok Sabha seats in Friday's vote count in the state.The party has
New Delhi: Jubilant even before the results of the Lok Sabha election are declared Friday, the BJP office in Delhi was Thursday decked up and party workers got ready with fire crackers and sweets. In
New Delhi: As part of meetings to discuss the BJP's post-poll strategy, party President Rajnath Singh today met RSS leader Suresh Soni.Sources said the party is considering drastic changes in the organisation in the wake
New Delhi: Delhi Congress leader and three-time minister A.K. Walia has met BJP president Rajnath Singh, a BJP source said Wednesday, but Walia denied this."Rajnathji had a meeting with Walia on May 11," a day
New Delhi: BJP top brass today went into a huddle to discuss the possibility of the party forming the government at the Centre and changes in the organisation ahead of counting of votes on May
New Delhi: Amid reports that he is lobbying for a comeback as BJP chief, Nitin Gadkari today said there would be no change in the party's leadership.Gadkari, who was removed as party chief after he
New Delhi: An "appropriate decision at an appropriate time" will be taken by the BJP on the role of party veteran L.K. Advani, former party chief Nitin Gadkari said Wednesday.Gadkari, along with party president Rajnath
Ahmedabad: Senior BJP leaders Rajnath Singh, Arun Jaitley and Nitin Gadkari are arriving here today to meet the party's prime ministerial candidate Narendra Modi in Gandhinagar to discuss the situation that will arise out of
Kanpur: BJP president Rajnath Singh today said BJP-led NDA will cross the number of 300 seats in the Lok Sabha elections and will form the next government at the Centre.Singh, who met senior Sangh leaders
New Delhi: A day after Narendra Modi's long meeting with top RSS brass, BJP president Rajnath Singh today met senior Sangh leaders at the RSS office here. Singh is believed to have discussed party strategy
New Delhi: BJP prime ministerial candidate candidate Narendra Modi and president Rajnath Singh met RSS chief Mohan Bhagwat here to "exchange notes" as the Lok Sabha campaign drew to a close.Rashtriya Swayamsewak Sangh spokesperson Ram
Varanasi: Ahead of the last phase of Lok Sabha polls, BJP today accused other parties in UP, including Congress, SP and BSP, of playing communal cards as part of their “polarisation politics” as they were
Top News
Trending News
Latest News
