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Statewise GK · Q585

Uttar Pradesh GK

Competitive Exams · Statewise GK · question 585

Q585

Name the politician from Uttar Pradesh who served as Home Minister in BJP led government.

A.
Satyapal Malik
B.
Rajnath Singh
Answer
C.
Kalyan Singh
D.
None of the above

Answer: Option B

Solution

Answer: Option B
Solution:
Rajnath Singh is an Indian politician serving as the Defence Minister of India. He is currently the Deputy Leader of the House Lok Sabha. He is the former President of Bharatiya Janata Party. He has previously served as the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh and as a Cabinet Minister in the Vajpayee Government. He was the Home Minister in the First Modi Ministry. He has also served as the President of the BJP twice i.e. 2005 to 2009 and 2013 to 2014. He is a veteran leader of the BJP who started his career as a RSS Swayamsevak. He is an advocate of the party's Hindutva ideology. He has also served the party in the Uttar Pradesh state from where he started his political career as a youth leader. He was also the minister of Road Transport and Highways and Agriculture under Prime ministership of Atal Bihari Vajpayee.