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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Rafale jet carrying Defence Minister Rajnath Singh lands after completing 35 min sortie
Rafale jet carrying Defence Minister Rajnath Singh takes off for a sortie
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh performs 'Shastra Puja'as Rafale combat jet officially handed over to India.
Rajnath Singh to perform 'Shastra Puja' in Paris shortly. India will recieve the first Rafale jet today
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh arrives at the Dassualt assembly line facility in Mérignac
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will formally receive the first Rafale fighter jet in France tomorrow
Rajnath Singh to perform 'Shastra Pooja' in Paris before receiving IAF's first Rafale jet
Defence minister Rajnath Singh on Pakistan downgrading diplomatic ties with India
Amid speculations of dissatisfaction over omission, Rajnath Singh added to four more key panels
In the past five years, we have crossed the border thrice and our men have successfully conducted air strikes, said Home Minister Rajnath Singh
Rajnath Singh unfurls National Flag on 72nd Independence Day
TMC members were detained at Silchar airport to maintain law and order, says Rajnath Singh
Whole procedure of NRC Assam was undertaken under supervision of Supreme Court. I would like to repeat that its a draft and not final, everyone will get chance to appeal. Its a totally fair process. Unwarranted accusations are unfortunate: HM Rajnath
No need to panic, says Rajnath Singh as Assam NRC list excludes 40 lakh people
It's a draft not a final NRC, suitable chance of claim or objection will be given to everyone: Rajnath Singh
Lok Sabha rejects no-confidence motion against Narendra Modi-led NDA government; 325 MPs vote in favour of govt, 126 against
Rajnath Singh responds to Shashi Tharoor's 'Hindu Pakistan' remark in Lok Sabha
Terrorists killed even those who were fasting in the month of Ramzan, says Rajnath Singh
Rajnath Singh announced that the ceasefire announced during Ramzan has ended. The ceasefire which started on May 17th, was announced over and Security Forces were directed to take ‘all necessary actions to prevent terrorists from launch attacks.
Kurukshetra: All eyes on Rajnath Singh as Home Ministry's decision on whether to extend or end the Ramadan ceasefire to be announced tomorrow
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