Rajnath Singh - रक्षा मंत्री, Defence Minister of India
Rajnath Singh (born 10 July 1951) is an Indian politician serving as the Defence Minister of India. 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, 2005 to 2009 and 2013 to 2014. He began his career as a physics lecturer and used his long-term association with the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) to become involved with the Janata Party.
On May 24, 2003, he became Union Minister of Agriculture and subsequently for Food Processing. During this period he initiated a few epoch making projects like Kisan Call Centre and Farm Income Insurance Scheme.
As BJP President he covered the entire length and breadth of the country. He also embarked on Bharat Suraksha Yatra which covered several States taking up the cause of increasing terrorist activities and threats to internal security. He laid emphasis on issues of public interest like spiralling prices of essential commodities, farmers grievances and cynical minorityism practised by the UPA Government.He has also written a book on Unemployment its Reasons and Remedies, When he was National President BJYM.
In July 2004, He was again appointed as National General Secretary of BJP. As a General Secretary he held the charge of two states of Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand, and ensured BJP’s victory in both the states, by his exemplary organizational ability.
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.
In May 2014, he was elected MP from Lucknow in Uttar Pradesh.
On May 26, 2014 Shri Rajnath Singh took oath as the Union Minister of India. And worked as the Union Minister for Home Affairs.
In 2019 General Elections Shri Rajnath Singh was re-elected as Member of Parliament from Lucknow by a huge margin.
On May 30, 2019 Shri Rajnath Singh took oath as the Union Minister of India. Currently he is working as the Raksha Mantri in Govt of India.
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