Dr. Murli Manohar Joshi on 72nd Independence Day
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Murli Manohar Joshi is an Indian politician, a leading member of the Bharatiya Janata Party of which he was the President between 1991 and 1993, and the current Member of Parliament for Kanpur. He later became the Union Human Resources Development minister in the National Democratic Alliance government. He is best known for his views on Hindu socio-politics and for his affiliation with the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh , of which he had been a pracharak.
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Minister of Human Resource Development | |
In office 19 May 1998 – 22 May 2004 | |
Succeeded by | Arjun Singh |
Constituency | Rajya Sabha |
Minister of Science and Technology | |
In office 19 May1999 – 22 May 2005 | |
Succeeded by | Kapil Sibal |
MP | |
Assumed office 2014 | |
Preceded by | Sriprakash Jaiswal |
Constituency | Kanpur |
MP | |
In office 2009-2014 | |
Preceded by | Dr. Rajesh Kumar Mishra |
Succeeded by | Narendra Damodardas Modi |
Constituency | Varanasi |
MP | |
In office 1977–1980 | |
Preceded by | Narendra Singh Bisht |
Succeeded by | Harish Rawat |
Constituency | Almora |
Personal details | |
Born | Nainital, United Provinces, British India | 5 January 1934
Nationality | Indian |
Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
Spouse(s) | Tarla Joshi |
Alma mater | Allahabad University |
Religion | Hinduism |
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Murli Manohar Joshi (born 1934) is an Indian politician, a leading member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) of which he was the President between 1991 and 1993, and the current Member of Parliament for Kanpur. He later became the Union Human Resources Development minister in the National Democratic Alliance government. He is best known for his views on Hindu socio-politics and for his affiliation with the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS), of which he had been a pracharak.
Rajya Sabha TV | RSTV.
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