B. L. Verma (Uttar Pradesh politician)
B L Verma | |
|---|---|
Minister of State for Co-operation ,
Government of India | |
| Assumed office 7 July 2021 | |
| Prime Minister | Narendra Modi |
| Minister | Amit Shah |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha | |
| Assumed office 25 November 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Veer Singh |
| Constituency | Uttar Pradesh |
| Personal details | |
| Nationality | Badaun district , Uttar Pradesh |
B L Verma is an Indian politician and current Minister of State in the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region and Minister of State in the
Indian Parliament.[1] He is the current state vice-president of Bharatiya Janata Party, Uttar Pradesh.[2][3]
and also the national vice-president of Bharatiya Janata Party, OBC Morcha.
Verma is the also Chairman of U.P. State Construction And Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited since 2018.
Political career
Verma started off as a party worker from
Badaun. He holds the charge of state vice-president since 2018. He is a prominent leader among the OBC Lodhi community in western UP. Verma is a former president of the Braj region. He is considered as a close-aide former CM Kalyan Singh.[4][5][6]
He also holds the post of chairman of UP State Construction Development Corporation Limited (UP Samaj Kalyan Nirman Nigam) which has the same status as of a Minister of State.[7][8][9]
References
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- ^ "BJP fields 8 candidates for Rajya Sabha polls in UP, avoids replay of 2018 | Lucknow NYOOOZ". NYOOOZ.
- ^ Shantanu, Shashank (26 October 2020). "BJP releases list of candidates for Rajya Sabha election, eyes 2022 UP assembly polls". www.indiatvnews.com.
- ^ "Uttar Pradesh: Union minister Hardeep Puri, ex-DGP Brij Lal among eight BJP candidates for Rajya Sabha | Lucknow News - Times of India". The Times of India.
- ^ "Rajya Sabha Elections: BJP makes its first move to conquer UP in 2022; here's how". DNA India. 27 October 2020.
- ^ "In the Rajya Sabha elections, BJP gave loyalty reward, Kalyan Singh's recommendation and relationship with RSS also worked". Pledge Times.
- ^ "कार्यभार ग्रहण कर लौटे बीएल वर्मा का जोरदार स्वागत". Dainik Jagran.
- ^ "बीएल वर्मा बने यूपी कंस्ट्रक्शन इंफ्रास्ट्रक्चर डेवलपमेंट कारपोरेशन चेयरमैन". Hindustan.
- ^ "'1 rank 1 post' hot topic as UP BJP plans new team | Lucknow News - Times of India". The Times of India.