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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Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and Union Minister for Road Transport & Highways Nitin Gadkari inaugurated an Emergency landing field on National Highway-925 at Gandhav Bhakasar Section at Barmer, in Rajasthan. The construction of the runway was completed within 19 months.
Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari and Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will inaugurate an emergency landing facility constructed for the Indian Airforce in Rajasthan's Barmer on Thursday, September 9.
A high-level meeting took place at Prime Minister Narendra Modi's residence in New Delhi. Home Minister Amit Shah, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar, CDS Bipin Rawat, NSA Ajit Doval are present at the meet. The agenda of the discussions is not yet clearly known.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated a stadium named after Tokyo Olympics gold medallist Neeraj Chopra. This stadium is at Army Sports Institute in Pune. Army Chief General MM Naravane and Neeraj Chopra were also present at the occasion.
Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh attended an event at Defence Institute of Advanced Technology (DIAT) in Pune on August 27. While addressing the gathering he said, "It is not possible to make India a superpower without advanced or niche technology. We feel a sense of pride when we think of institutions like the DRDO."
Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh said that the Central Government is boosting the private sector in the Defence.
Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh attended the handing over ceremony of indigenous multi mode hand grenades to the Indian Army in Nagpur, Maharashtra on August 24.
Kalyan Singh's demise is a sad news for the BJP leaders. PM Modi will be paying tribute to Kalyan Singh in Lucknow today. He will be accompanied by Rajnath Singh and Amit Shah.
President Ram Nath Kovind, Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Vice President M Venkaiah Naidu on August 21 condoled the demise of former Uttar Pradesh Chief Minister Kalyan Singh.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on August 20 flagged off five trauma care ambulances donated by a non-profit group for Army's strategic unit deployed in Jammu and Kashmir.
In a clear message to China from eastern Ladakh, Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on Monday said India will never forget the sacrifice of the 'Galwan bravehearts' and asserted that the country's armed forces are capable of giving a befitting reply to every challenge.
Defence Minister Rajnath Inaugrate BRO bridge in Ladakh, Along with this Rajanath singh and Army Chief will visit forward location of LAC. On day first of visit Defence Minister Rajnath Singh carried out a comprehensive review of India's military preparedness in eastern Ladakh on the first day of his three-day visit to the region amid a deadlock with China over the next stage of disengagement at several friction points.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh met and interacted with the army veterans and elected representatives of Ladakh Autonomous Hill Development Council (LAHDC), Leh and government officials on June 27.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh, accompanied by the Army chief, will begin a two-day visit to Ladakh from Sunday to carry out a comprehensive review of India's operational readiness amid a stalemate with China on the next stage of disengagement at several friction points in eastern Ladakh
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh inaugurated a 20 km double-lane Kimin-Potin Road on June 17.
Addressing the ASEAN Defence Ministers' Meeting Plus (ADMM-Plus), Union Defence Minister Rajnath Singh on June 16 said that India remains committed to engaging with the ASEAN in line with its 'Act East' policy.
Defence Minister Rajnath Singh participated in the ASEAN Defence Ministers' Meeting Plus (ADMM-Plus) via video conferencing on June 16.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Monday met Union ministers, including Rajnath Singh and Nitin Gadkari, along with BJP president JP Nadda. PM Modi holds meeting
Webinar of India-Sweden Defence Industry Cooperation, with the theme 'Capitalizing Opportunities for Growth and Security' was held on June 08.
Senior BJP leader and Union Minister Rajnath Singh congratulates TMC supremo Mamata Banerjee on her election victory in the West Bengal Assembly elections.
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