| Office | Minister of Tourism, Youth Services & Sports, Parks and Gardens, Science & Technology and Transport & Information |
|---|---|
| Office | Member of Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Council |
| Office | Member of Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly
|
| Term start | 1996 |
| Term end | 2002
|
| Successor | position abolished
|
| Born | 1966-02-06 (age 60) |
| Born | Jammu
|
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party
|
| Occupation | Politician
|
Ajatshatru Singh (born 6 February 1966) is an Indian politician and a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He is a former member of Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Council[1] in the Government of Jammu and Kashmir. He was a member of the Jammu & Kashmir National Conference and was minister of state with portfolios of Tourism, Youth Services & Sports, Parks and Gardens, Science & Technology and Transport & Information in Farooq Abdullah's government from 1996 to 2002. He was also Member of Legislative Assembly from Nagrota constituency from 1996 to 2002.
He is a son of senior Congress leader and former Sadr-e-Riyasat Karan Singh and Yasho Rajya Lakshmi, granddaughter of the last Rana Prime Minister of Nepal, Mohan Shumsher Jang Bahadur Rana. He is also Trustee of J&K Dharmarth Trust which was founded by Maharaja Gulab Singh.[2] His elder brother Vikramaditya Singh is a member of the Indian National Congress.
In November 2015, he joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in presence of party's President Amit Shah.[3][4][5][6]
References
- ↑ One Dynasty is Dying, Other is Rising in Jammu And Kashmir. India Opines.
- ↑ JK Dharmarth Trust Template:Webarchive Retrieved 30 November 2017.
- ↑ Congress leader Karan Singh's son Ajatshatru joins BJP. India Today.
- ↑ Karan Singh's son Ajatshatru Singh to join BJP tomorrow. Times of India(8 November 2014).
- ↑ Karan Singh’s son Ajatshatru to join BJP. The Hindu(9 November 2014).
- ↑ Karan Singh's Son Ajatshatru to Join BJP Today. NDTV(9 November 2014).