Rajnath Singh
Politician

Rajnath Singh

Union Minister of Defence · Bhartiya Janta Party · 17, Akbar Road, New Delhi, Delhi, India

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Born10 Jul 1951
FromBhabhaura, Uttar Pradesh, India
OccupationUnion Minister Of Defence
PartyBhartiya Janta Party
Rajnath Singh

Overview

Rajnath Singh born 10 July 1951) is an Indian politician and lecturer, and the 25th Defence Minister of India since 2019. He was also the Deputy Leader of the House, Lok Sabha from 2019 to 2024. He was the 8th President of the Bharatiya Janata Party from 2005 to 2009 and again from 2013 to 2014. He is a veteran leader of the BJP who started his career as a swayamsevak of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh Singh has previously served as the 19th chief minister of Uttar Pradesh from 2000 to 2002 and a Cabinet Minister for Road Transport and Highways in the Vajpayee Government from 1999 to 2000 and the minister of Agriculture from 2003 to 2004. He was the…

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Career

Singh had been associated with the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh since 1964, at the age of 13 and remained connected with the organisation. He also became Shakha Karyavah (General Secretary) of Mirzapur in the year 1972.After 2 years in the year 1974, he entered politics. Between 1969 and 1971 he was the organizational secretary of the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (the student wing of the RSS) in Gorakhpur. He became the general secretary of the RSS's Mirzapur branch in 1972. In 1974, he was appointed secretary for the Mirzapur unit of the Bharatiya Jana Sangh, predecessor of Bharatiya Janata Party. In 1975, aged 24, Singh was appointed District President of the Jana Sangh.

 

JP Movement and Emergency

In the 1970s, Singh was influenced by the JP Movement of Jayaprakash…

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