Rajnath won't be part of Modi government
Sixtytwo-year-old Rajnath Singh, who is a candidate for the Lok Sabha from Lucknow, told NDTV in an interview: "There cannot be two centres of power."
He told the channel a government is run by moral authority and only Narendra Modi has that authority to become the Prime Minister and run the government.
An MSc Physics from Gorakhapur University, Singh was an active RSS worker since his student life. He became the RSS karyavah (General Secretary) of Mirzapur city in 1972. Also remained organisational secretary of ABVP Gorakhpur division from 1969 to 1971.
He entered politics in 1974 and soon became Secretary of Bharatiya Jana Sangh, Mirzaur. In 1975, he became District President of Jana Sangh and District Coordinator of JP Movement. In 1977, he was elected as an MLA in UP Assembly.
In 1983, he became a State Secretary of UP BJP and 1984 he became a State President of BJP’s Youth Wing (BJYM). In 1986, he became National General Secretary of BJYM and subsequently National President of BJYM in 1988.
He was elected MLC for UP Legislative Council in 1988 and became Education Minister in 1991. During his tenure as Education Minister in UP he established some landmarks by introducing the Anti-Copying Act and Vedic Mathematics in the syllabus and correction of various portions of’ history textbooks.
He became a member of the Rajya Sabha in 1994 and also the Chief Whip of the the BJP in Rajya Sabha.
On March 25, 1997, he became State President of UP BJP. During this period apart from expanding and strengthening the organisation, he played a key role in saving the BJP led Government twice during the political crisis.
On November 22, 1999, he became Union Surface Transport Minister. During this period he got the opportunity to initiate the NHDP (National Highway Development Programme), a dream project of Shri Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
On October 28, 2000, he became Chief Minister of UP and was twice elected as MLA from Haidargarh constituency in Barabanki. In 2002, he became National General Secretary of BJP.
He became the BJP National President on December 31, 2005, a post he held till December 19, 2009. In May 2009, he was elected MP from Ghaziabad in Uttar Pradesh. .
He again became the Party National President on January 23rd 2013.
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