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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US Secretary of Commerce Gina Raimondo on Wednesday attended Holi celebrations at Defence Minister Rajnath Singh's official residence here. Raimondo is currently on a visit to India. She was accorded a warm welcome by Singh at his residence.
US secy Gina Raimondo grooves to ‘aaj biraj mein Holi re’ at Rajnath's home
On the occasion of the inauguration of Asia's largest helicopter factory in Tumkuru, Karnataka, Defense Minister Rajnath Singh said a big thing: He said that now we are moving towards self-sufficiency in the field of defense.
On the occasion of Republic Day, PM Modi reached the National War Memorial where Defense Minister Rajnath Singh was also present.
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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Army Chief Gen Manoj Pande will attend an event in Jammu and Kashmir on Thursday (October 27) to mark the 75th anniversary of Infantry Day, officials said.Infantry Day is celebrated to commemorate the arrival of Indian Army at Budgam airfield on October 27, 1947, to protect Jammu and Kashmir from Pakistani forces. It was the first military operation of Independent India.#rajnathsingh #jammukashmir #indiatv
Samajwadi Party patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav, who passed away on Monday after a prolonged illness, will be cremated on Tuesday at his native village Saifai in Uttar Pradesh. Chants of Netaji amar rahein reverberated across Saifai as people from across the length and breadth of the state thronged the village for his last darshan on Monday.The mortal remains of Mulayam Singh Yadav were brought to the village by Monday evening after he died at Gurugram's Medanta Hospital. #mulayamsinghyadav #samajwadiparty #indiatv
The first indigenously developed Light Combat Helicopters (LCH) inducted into Indian Air Force at Jodhpur, in the presence of Defence minister Rajnath Singh and IAF chief Air Chief Marshal VR Chaudhari.The LCH, developed by Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd (HAL), has been primarily designed for deployment in high-altitude regions. In March, Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led Cabinet Committee on Security (CCS) approved the procurement of 15 indigenously developed Limited Series Production (LSP) LCH at a cost of Rs 3,887 crore.#lightcombathelicopter #rajnathsingh #defence #pmmodi #latestnews #indiatv
Udaipur में एक समारोह में रक्षा मंत्री Rajnath Singh ने पन्ना धाय की विशाल प्रतिमा का अनावरण किया। इस दौरान उन्होंने कहा कि साम्राज्य और सम्राटों को सभी याद करते हैं लेकिन यह किन की वजह से अस्तित्व में आए और इनको बनाने में किन लोगों का कितना योगदान है शायद लोग इसे भूल जाते हैं। जिन्होंने अपना बलिदान देकर, अपने कलेजे को तलवारों की नोक पर रखकर साम्राज्य बनाया, पहला उनका अभिनन्दन करना चाहिए।#rajnathsingh #udaipur #pannalaldhay #rajsthan #indiatv
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Monday announced that Uttarakhand's caretaker Chief Minister Pushkar Singh Dhami has been elected as the legislature party leader. The decision was taken during the legislature party meeting in Dehradun in the presence of Unions Ministers Rajnath Singh, Pralhad Joshi and party MP Meenakshi Leki.
Rajnath Singh's son Pankaj Singh has won the election by a record margin of 126,558 votes, defeating Samajwadi Party's Sunil Choudhary. Congress candidate Pankhuri Pathak was also in the contest, who came a distant third with 9401 votes.
The results of the ongoing Assembly Elections are to be declared on March 10. Campaigning for BJP, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh talked exclusively with India TV. Watch the full interview.
As it battles the impact of farmers protest in Western Uttar Pradesh, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) plans to focus on Mathura - Krishna Janmabhoomi. Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and UP Chief Minister Yogi Adityanath were in Mathura today (January 27, 2022) for campaigning.
On the occasion of the 50th anniversary of India's win against Pakistan in the 1971 war, a grand Swarnim Vijay Parv has been organised at India Gate in Delhi. Addressing the event, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh in his statement, remembered martyred CDS Bipin Rawat and hoped for speedy recovery of Group Captain Varun Singh.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday launched the seven new defence companies to the nation on the auspicious occasion of Vijayadashami at an event organized by the Defence Ministry. Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, National Security Advisor Ajit Doval and representatives from the Defence industry associations were also present on the occasion.
The National Highways Authority of India (NHAI) has developed a 3-km section of Satta-Gandhav stretch of NH-925A, as an Emergency Landing Facility (ELF) for the Indian Air Force.
After inaugurating the Emergency Landing Field in Rajasthan's Barmer, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, in his address, said, "India is always prepared to defend its unity, integrity, & sovereignty. It shows that India is capable to deal with any challenge'.'
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