| Office | Minister of State in the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region, Government of India |
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| Office | Minister of State for Co-operation, |
| Office | Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
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| Term start | Template:Start date
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| Predecessor | Office established
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| Nationality | Indian
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| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party
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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.[1] He is the current state vice-president of Bharatiya Janata Party, Uttar Pradesh.[2][3]
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 communities especially the 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.[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
- ↑ Rajya Sabha elections: BJP adds 9 more members to its tally. Hindustan Times(3 November 2020).
- ↑ BJP fields 8 candidates for Rajya Sabha polls in UP, avoids replay of 2018 | Lucknow NYOOOZ. NYOOOZ.
- ↑ BJP releases list of candidates for Rajya Sabha election, eyes 2022 UP assembly polls, Shantanu, Shashank. www.indiatvnews.com(26 October 2020).
- ↑ 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.