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{{short description|Indian politician}}
{{for|Indian education administrator|B. L. Verma}}
{{Use dmy dates|date= October 2020}}
{{Use Indian English|date= October 2020}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = B. L. Verma
| birth_date =
| birth_place =
| nationality = [[Indian people|Indian]]

| office = Minister of State in the [[Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region]], [[Government of India]]
| primeminister = [[Narendra Modi]]
| minister = [[G. Kishan Reddy]]
|term_start = {{Start date|2021|07|07|df=yes}}

| office1 = [[Minister of State for Co-operation]],
[[Government of India]]
| primeminister1 = [[Narendra Modi]]
| minister1 = [[Amit Shah]]
| predecessor1 = ''Office established''
| term_start1 = {{Start date|2021|07|07|df=yes}}

| office2 = [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]]
| term_start2 = {{Start date|2020|11|25|df=yes}}
| predecessor2 = [[Veer Singh (politician)|Veer Singh]]
| constituency2 = [[Uttar Pradesh]]

| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| residence = [[Badaun district]], Uttar Pradesh
| spouse =
| children =
}}

'''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 [[Ministry of Co-operation]], [[Government of India]]. He is a [[Member of Parliament]] in [[Rajya Sabha]], the [[Upper House]] of the [[Indian Parliament]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/rajya-sabha-elections-bjp-adds-9-more-members-to-its-tally/story-Qu1hK9MesiFHutcc6sJhZI.html|title=Rajya Sabha elections: BJP adds 9 more members to its tally|date=3 November 2020|website=Hindustan Times}}</ref> He is the current state vice-president of [[Bharatiya Janata Party, Uttar Pradesh]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.nyoooz.com/news/lucknow/1519208/bjp-fields-8-candidates-for-rajya-sabha-polls-in-up-avoids-replay-of-2018/|title=BJP fields 8 candidates for Rajya Sabha polls in UP, avoids replay of 2018 | Lucknow NYOOOZ|website=NYOOOZ}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/elections/news-rajya-sabha-election-bjp-list-of-candidates-hardeep-singh-puri-brijlal-2022-up-assembly-polls-660061|title=BJP releases list of candidates for Rajya Sabha election, eyes 2022 UP assembly polls|first=Shashank|last=Shantanu|date=26 October 2020|website=www.indiatvnews.com}}</ref>

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 [[Other Backward Class|OBC]] communities especially the [[Lodhi (caste)|Lodhi]] community in western UP. Verma is a former president of the [[Braj]] region. He is considered as a close-aide of former CM [[Kalyan Singh]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/union-min-hardeep-puri-ex-dgp-brij-lalamong-8-bjp-candidates-for-rajya-sabha/articleshow/78881715.cms|title=Uttar Pradesh: Union minister Hardeep Puri, ex-DGP Brij Lal among eight BJP candidates for Rajya Sabha | Lucknow News - Times of India|website=The Times of India}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.dnaindia.com/analysis/report-rajya-sabha-elections-bjp-makes-its-first-move-to-conquer-up-in-2022-know-how-2852589|title=Rajya Sabha Elections: BJP makes its first move to conquer UP in 2022; here's how|date=27 October 2020|website=DNA India}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://pledgetimes.com/in-the-rajya-sabha-elections-bjp-gave-loyalty-reward-kalyan-singhs-recommendation-and-relationship-with-rss-also-worked/ |title= In the Rajya Sabha elections, BJP gave loyalty reward, Kalyan Singh's recommendation and relationship with RSS also worked|website= Pledge Times}}</ref>

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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.jagran.com/uttar-pradesh/badaun-state-minister-bl-verma-welcome-badaun-uttar-pradesh-17917903.html|title=कार्यभार ग्रहण कर लौटे बीएल वर्मा का जोरदार स्वागत|website=Dainik Jagran}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.livehindustan.com/uttar-pradesh/bareily/story-bl-verma-nominated-up-construction-infrastructure-development-corporation-chairman-1937108.html|title=बीएल वर्मा बने यूपी कंस्ट्रक्शन इंफ्रास्ट्रक्चर डेवलपमेंट कारपोरेशन चेयरमैन|website=Hindustan}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/lucknow/1-rank-1-post-hot-topic-as-up-bjp-plans-new-team/articleshow/76441244.cms|title='1 rank 1 post' hot topic as UP BJP plans new team | Lucknow News - Times of India|website=The Times of India}}</ref>

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