Kusum Rai (born 14 August 1968) is an Indian politician.[1] She is a member of the Rajya Sabha,[2] the upper house of the Indian Parliament.
She is a leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party. She is a senior woman leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party and a former chairperson of the UP Women Commission and also the national vice-president of the party's Mahila Morcha.[3] She is the protégé of Kalyan Singh whom she considers like her father and calls him Babuji but has parted ways with him.[4] Earlier she was also the Cabinet Minister of Public Works Department in the Government of Uttar Pradesh.[5]
Personal life
She belongs to a Bhumihar family from Azamgarh.Template:Citation needed
References
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- ↑ Rai is BJP candidate(2008-11-11).
- ↑ Kusum rejects bicycle pillion ride. The Times of India(2009-01-23).
- ↑ UP will not become another Gujarat: Rai. The Times of India(2003-10-11).