Kailash Vijayvargiya Explained

Kailash Vijayvargiya
Birth Date:13 May 1956
Birth Place:Indore, Madhya Bharat, India
(now in Madhya Pradesh, India)
Residence:880/9, Nandanagar, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India
Office6:National General Secretary of Bharatiya Janata Party
Term Start6:2015
Term End6:2023
Constituency4:Mhow
Term Start4:2008
Term End4:2018
Predecessor4:Antar Singh Darbar
Party:Bharatiya Janata Party
Spouse:Asha Vijayvargiya
Children:2
Office7:Mayor of Indore
Successor7:Dr. Umashashi Sharma
Preceded7:Madhukar Verma
Country:India
Alma Mater:Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya, Indore
Office8:Corporator, Indore Municipal Corporation
Term Start8:1983
Term End8:1988
Term Start7:2000
Term End7:2005
Office:Cabinet Minister, Madhya Pradesh Government
1Blankname:Chief Minister
1Namedata:Mohan Yadav
2Blankname:Ministry and Departments
2Namedata:
  • Urban Development & Housing
  • Parliamentary Affairs
Termstart:25 December 2023
Predecessor:O. P. S. Bhadoria
Termstart1:December 2004
Termend1:2018
1Blankname1:Chief Minister
1Namedata1:
Succeeded4:Usha Thakur
Term Start5:1990
Term End5:2008
Constituency5:Indore-2
Succeeded5:Ramesh Mendola
Office3:Member of the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly
Constituency3:Indore-1
Termstart3:2023
Predecessor3:Sanjay Shukla

Kailash Vijayvargiya (born 13 May 1956) is an Indian politician serving as National General Secretary of Bharatiya Janata Party.[1] He started his political career in the Indore Bharatiya Janata Party, and was the mayor of Indore, a six-time legislator and a state government cabinet minister for over 12 years before being elevated to the party's central leadership.[2]

Vijayvargiya was made in charge of BJP's election campaign for Haryana in 2014,[3] after which BJP gained a majority in the assembly election. This victory allowed him to gain a more central role in party leadership, and in June 2015 he was appointed national general secretary by party president Amit Shah,[4] and the new leader of the BJP in West Bengal.[5]

Personal life

Vijayvargiya was born on 13 May 1956 to Shankardayal Vijayvargiya in Indore. He graduated with a Bachelor of Science degree and later earned an LLB. Vijayvargiya is married to Asha Vijayvargiya, with whom he has two sons, including politician Akash Vijayvargiya.[6] He built world's highest Octa metal statue of Hanuman in Indore.[7] After 20 years, BJP National General Secretary Kailash Vijayvargiya received food. He was not eating grains for two decades and had given up all pulses including wheat, rice, maize, millet and jowar. He was eating only mordhan, rajgira, sago, fruits and vegetables.[8] [9]

Political career

Vijayvargiya entered politics through Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) in 1975. He became a corporator of the Indore Municipal Corporation in 1983 and a member of the standing committee in 1985. He has been the state secretary of the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (BJYM), the BJP, and Indore, and the co-ordinator of State BJP legal cell. He became the state co-ordinator of Vidyarthi Parishad in 1985, state vice-president of the BJYM in 1992, and the national general secretary of the BJYM and the leader of Gujarat in 1993. Vijayvargiya was elected to the Vidhan Sabha in 1990, 1993, 1998, 2003, 2008, and 2013.[10]

He was in charge of the BJP's Haryana state assembly election campaign in 2014, when the party registered its first win in the Haryana state assembly election, taking BJP's tally from 4 to 47 seats.[11] He was named the National General Secretary of the Bharatiya Janata Party as well as the party leader for West Bengal in 2015.[12] [13] He was included in the top 100 influential person list of India for year 2021. [14] He was considered as a game changer for BJP in West Bengal as party won 18 seats in 2019 Lok sabha election. [15]

Mayor

Vijayvargiya became the first directly elected mayor of Indore Municipal Corporation in 2000. He was nominated president of the South Asia Mayors’ Council in 2003, and led the Indian Voluntary Organisation’s team at the World Earth Summit in Durban.[10]

State cabinet minister

Vijayvargiya was sworn in as cabinet minister in Madhya Pradesh Government on 8 December 2008, and given portfolios of Public Works, Parliamentary Affairs, Urban Administration and Development. He was given a portfolio of Religious Trusts, Endowment, and Rehabilitation on 1 July 2004. Vijayvargiya again joined Babulal Gaur's Council of Ministers as Public Works Minister on 27 August 2004. He was re-inducted into Shivraj Singh Chouhan's Council of Ministers on 4 December 2005, as a Public Works, Information Technology, and Science & Technology Minister.[6]

In the second cabinet under Shivraj Singh Chouhan (post-2008 elections), Vijayvargiya held portfolios of IT and Industries. In the third cabinet (post-2013 elections), Vijayvargiya held the portfolio of Urban Development.[16] [17] He brought TCS, Infosys and more than 17 IT companies to Indore.[18] Global investor Meet in MP was one of the biggest initiatives during his tenure as an Industry Minister.[19] Involved in finalizing 259 MOUs for setting up projects worth Rs 4.31 trillion.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: National Office Bearers. Administrator. www.bjp.org. 24 March 2016. 22 October 2014. https://web.archive.org/web/20141022002728/http://www.bjp.org/organisation/office-bearers. dead.
  2. Web site: BJP's Kailash Vijayvargiya Makes Friends and Controversies Easily. NDTV.com. 24 March 2016.
  3. Web site: MP minister Vijayvargiya appointed BJP's election in-charge for Haryana. www.hindustantimes.com. 24 March 2016. 26 August 2014.
  4. News: MP minister Kailash Vijayvargiya appointed BJP general secretary. 24 March 2016. Business Standard India. 17 June 2015.
  5. Web site: BJP affairs in-charge: Siddharth Nath Singh loses Bengal to Kailash Vijayvargiya, gets Andhra. 4 July 2015. The Indian Express. 24 March 2016.
  6. Web site: 耂वजयवग틽ᘂय, ꈅी कैलाश . mpvidhansabha . 24 January 2020.
  7. https://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/lord-hanuman-s-72-feet-high-octa-metal-statue-built-in-indore-119113000227_1.html
  8. Web site: 2020-02-27 . BJP नेता कैलाश विजयवर्गीय का संकल्‍प हुआ पूरा, अब 20 साल बाद ग्रहण करेंगे अन्‍न . 2023-12-12 . News18 हिंदी . hi.
  9. Web site: Money, marketing, hitech become Ujjain Kumbha Mela's new mantras . 2023-12-12 . India Today . en.
  10. Web site: Department Of Public Relations,Madhya Pradesh. www.mpinfo.org. 19 December 2019.
  11. Web site: Haryana election result: BJP wins 46 seats, gets majority. 18 October 2014. India Today. 19 December 2019.
  12. News: Sengupta . Tamal . BJP brings Kailash Vijayavargiya as in-charge for Bengal unit . 30 March 2021 . The Economic Times . 3 July 2015.
  13. News: Kailash Vijayvargiya appointed observer of Bengal BJP . 30 March 2021 . The Hindu . 5 July 2015 . en.
  14. Web site: 2021-03-28 . IE100: The list of most powerful Indians in 2021 . 2023-07-16 . The Indian Express . en.
  15. Web site: West Bengal results: With 18 seats, 40% vote share, BJP breathes down Trinamool Congress's neck. 24 May 2019.
  16. Web site: Chouhan allocates portfolios, Gaur gets Home - Indian Express. archive.indianexpress.com. 19 December 2019.
  17. Web site: बंगाल में हार से BJP में कम नहीं हुआ कैलाश विजयवर्गीय का कद, बने रहेंगे राष्ट्रीय महासचिव .
  18. News: 2012-01-09 . MoU with TCS, Infy: Minster . The Times of India . 2023-12-12 . 0971-8257.
  19. Web site: Madhya Pradesh hosts Global Investors' Summit 2012 . 2023-12-12 . India Today . en.