Bharatsinh Madhavsinh Solanki Explained

Bharatsinh Solanki
Office:President Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee
Signature:Signature of Bharatsinh Solanki.svg
Party:Indian National Congress
Birth Date:26 November 1953
Birth Place:Borsad, Bombay State, India
(now in Gujarat, India)
Relations:Madhavsinh Solanki (father)
Term Start1:2015
Term End1:March 2018
Predecessor1:Arjun Modhwadia
Successor1:Amit Chavda
Term Start2:2006
Term End2:2008
Predecessor2:B. K. Gadhvi
Successor2:Siddharth Patel
Office3:Union Minister of State for Drinking Water and Sanitation (Independent Charge)
Term Start3:October 2012
Term End3:May 2014
Office4:Minister of State for Railways, Govt. of India
Term Start4:January 2011
Term End4:October 2012
Office5:Minister of State for Power, Govt. of India
Term Start5:June 2009
Term End5:January 2011
Term Start6:2004
Term End6:2014
Office6:Member of Parliament Lok Sabha
Constituency6:Anand
Office7:AICC incharge of Jammu and Kashmir Pradesh Congress Committee
Term Start7:24 December 2023
Blank2:Educational Qualification
Data2:B.E. (Civil)
Blank3:Special Interests
Data3:Youth affairs, Social Justice and Environment.

Bharatsinh Madhavsinh Solanki (born 26 November 1953), is an Indian politician and former president of Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee. He was Minister of State for Union Minister of State for Drinking Water and Sanitation (Independent Charge) in the Government of India in the Second Manmohan Singh ministry till May 2014. His previous posts include that of Minister of State for Power. He has also served as Secretary at All India Congress Committee from 2004 to 2006. He was born to Madhavsinh Solanki of Gujarat.[1] [2] [3]

After winning the election twice, in 2004 and 2009, he lost the Anand seat in the 2014 Indian general election to Dilipbhai Patel of BJP.[4]

Offices held

He is a former member of the Press Council of India and has served on several committees, including the Joint Committee on Offices of Profit and the Committee on Public Undertaking.

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References

  1. Book: Shah, Ghanshyam . Capitalist Development: Critical Essays . 1990 . Popular Prakashan . 9780861322701 . en.
  2. News: कुमार . रजनीश . 2017-12-13 . गुजरात: बनिये का दिमाग़ और मियांभाई की बहादुरी . 2020-09-08 . BBC News हिंदी . hi.
  3. Book: Lobo, Lancy . The Thakors of North Gujarat: A Caste in the Village and the Region (See Pages 173 and 174) . 1995 . Hindustan Publishing Corporation . 978-81-7075-035-2 . en.
  4. Web site: Lotus garden: BJP wins all 26 Lok Sabha seats in Gujarat . 17 May 2014. 2014-05-17 . The Times of India.
  5. News: Power companies to import 35 million tonnes of coal . The Hindu. 8 May 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100429161913/http://beta.thehindu.com/business/Industry/article410604.ece. 29 April 2010 . live.

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