Jagat Prakash Nadda
Politician

Jagat Prakash Nadda

Leader of the House in Rajya Sabha · Bhartiya Janta Party · Dehli In India

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Born02 Dec 1960
FromPatna Bihar
OccupationLeader Of The House In Rajya Sabha
PartyBhartiya Janta Party
Jagat Prakash Nadda

Overview

Jagat Prakash "J. P." Nadda (born 2 December 1960) is an Indian lawyer and politician who is serving as the 34th Minister of Health, 25th Minister of Chemicals and Fertilizers since 2024 and 11th President of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) since 2020 and the member of the Rajya Sabha representing Gujarat since 2024. A key decision maker of the BJP, he is a close aide to Narendra Modi. He was the BJP's working president from 2019 to 2020. Nadda was also the Minister of Health and Family Welfare in the first Modi ministry from 2014 to 2019 and Parliamentary Board Secretary of Bharatiya Janata Party. Nadda is the Minister of Health and Family Welfare…

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Career

Nadda was first elected to the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly in the election of 1993 from Bilaspur. He was re-elected in 1998.

During his first term, he served as the Leader of his party group in the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly, from 1994 to 1998. He was the Minister of Health and Family Welfare and Parliamentary Affairs in First Dhumal ministry.  Nadda lost his seat in the 2003 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election.

Nadda was elected for another term in the 2007 elections. After Prem Kumar Dhumal formed a government, he inducted Nadda into his cabinet, as cabinet minister responsible for Forest, Environment, Science and Technology, from 2008 to 2010.

Rise in national politics

Nadda did not seek re-election to the Legislative Assembly in 2012, and…

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Media

References

  1.  Dutta, Prabhash K. (20 January 2020). "JP Nadda gets full command of BJP in a journey that began with ABVP". India Today. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  2. ^ "JP Nadda elected as BJP national working president, Amit Shah to remain party chief". The Indian Express. 17 June 2019. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
  3. ^ "जेपी आंदोलन से सुर्खियों में आए थे जेपी नड्डा, बने विश्व की सबसे बड़ी पार्टी के राष्ट्रीय अध्यक्ष". Amar Ujala. 20 January 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
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  10. ^ "Biography". Jagat Prakash Nadda Official Website. Retrieved 2 July 2024. He was born on 2nd December, 1960 in a Brahmin family to Dr. Narain Lall Nadda and Shrimati Krishna Nadda.
  11. ^ "Silent strategist JP Nadda rises to the helm in BJP, succeeds Amit Shah". Hindustan Times. 28 August 2020. Retrieved 2 July 2024. Belonging to a Brahmin family from Himachal Pradesh, ....
  12. ^ "Jagat Prakash Nadda all set to head BJP". Free Press Journal. 31 May 2019. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
  13. ^ Arnimesh, Shanker (20 January 2020). "Himachal setbacks to Delhi rise — how Modi-Shah favourite JP Nadda became BJP chief". ThePrint. Retrieved 12 December 2020.
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  16. ^ "Sanjiv Chaturvedi: The man who uncovered AIIMS corruption". Business Standard. 29 July 2015. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  17. ^ Jump up to:a b c Sethi, Nitin (26 February 2015). "High court notice to Nadda over corruption in AIIMS". Business Standard. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  18. ^ Dutt, Saikat (25 September 2014). "Nadda wanted corruption inquiries to be put on hold". Hindustan Times. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
  19. ^ Vincent, Pheroze L. (9 November 2014). "21 new Ministers inducted into Modi Cabinet". The Hindu. Retrieved 25 May 2022.
  20. ^ "Harsh Vardhan shocker: Modi's decision to replace him with JP Nadda sparks speculation". FirstPost. 10 November 2014. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
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  23. ^ "BJP launches big farmer push in Bengal with Nadda's 'Ek Mutthi Chawal Sangrah'". Tribune. 9 January 2021. Retrieved 29 March 2022.
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  25. ^ "BJP chief JP Nadda resigns as Rajya Sabha member from Himachal". The Times of India. 4 March 2024. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 4 March 2024.
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  27. ^ "J.P. Nadda, others take oath as Rajya Sabha members". The Hindu. PTI. 6 April 2024. Retrieved 12 April 2024.

Last updated on 13 Oct 2024, 00:18 (IST)

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