Rajvardhan Singh Dattigaon Explained
Rajvardhan Singh Dattigaon is an Indian politician and a member of Bharatiya Janata Party. He was cabinet minister in Shivraj Singh's government and held Industry Policy and Investment Promotion portfolio.[1] He is a descendant of Amjhera estate and is a titular head of the Dattigaon Jagir. He is also known as Maharaja or Rao Saheb of Dattigaon.[2] He represents Badnawar in the state legislative assembly which comes under Dhar district of Madhya Pradesh and is a four-time MLA.[3] [4]
Early life and education
Rajvardhan was born on 10 January 1972 at Jaipur[5] to Prem Singh and Kusum Kumari. His father was a politician and an MLA. He did his schooling from Mayo College, Ajmer and then went to pursue BA from St. Stephens College in Delhi. He did his post-graduation from Indian Institute of Mass Communication in Advertising and Public Relations.[6]
Political career
After his education, he joined Lufthansa as a marketing manager but left the job to contest his first election as an independent candidate. As per his statement in the media, he did so to avenge the insult to his father, who was denied ticket by the Congress party in 1998.[7] Thereafter, he joined Congress and was appointed General Secretary of Madhya Pradesh Youth Congress.[8] He was first elected to Madhya Pradesh Assembly in 2003,[9] [10] [11] [12] secondly in 2008[13] [14] [15] and thirdly in 2018. However, he soon resigned as he was denied a ministerial berth.[16]
In mid-2018, he was appointed a member of election campaign committee and Vice President in state Congress unit. In order to oversee the efforts of party for 2018 assembly election, he was made in-charge of Ujjain division too.[17] [18] In 2014, Congress President Sonia Gandhi gave him the charge of Chhattisgarh.[19]
During 2020 Madhya Pradesh political crisis, he supported Jyotiraditya Scindia and was one of the 22 MLAs who resigned.[20] [21] [22] Thereafter, he joined Bharatiya Janata party. He took oath as a Cabinet Minister on July 14, 2020 and was assigned the responsibility of Industry Policy and Investment Promotion.[23]
Notes and References
- https://theprint.in/politics/scindia-faction-wins-gets-plum-depts-in-shivraj-singh-chouhans-cabinet-allocation-in-mp/459720/ Scindia faction wins, gets plum depts in Shivraj Singh Chouhan’s cabinet allocation in MP
- http://www.indianrajputs.com/view/dattigaon Dattigaon Jagir
- http://members.iinet.net.au/~royalty/ips/d/dattigaon.html DATTIGAON (Jagir)
- http://www.mp.gov.in/en/mla List of MLAs
- http://mpvidhansabha.nic.in/12thvs/12-211.PDF Madhya Pradesh Vidhan Sabha
- http://myneta.info/mp2013/candidate.php?candidate_id=1090 National Election Watch
- https://indianexpress.com/article/india/jyotiraditya-scindia-kamal-nath-government-madhya-pradesh-crisis-gwalior-region6313311/ Catching 22
- http://mpvidhansabha.nic.in/13thvs/13-202.PDF Madhya Pradesh VIdhan Sabha
- http://www.rediff.com/election/2003/nov/28mp2.htm Royals fight it out in Madhya Pradesh
- Web site: List of Congress candidates for Madhya Pradesh assembly election . 2 November 2003 . Rediff.com . 11 July 2019 .
- https://www.outlookindia.com/website/story/madhya-pardesh-2003/222226 Madhya Pardesh 2003
- https://www.eci.nic.in/eci_main/electionanalysis/AE/S12/partycomp211.htm 211 - Badnawar Assembly Constituency
- http://myneta.info/2008mp/candidate.php?candidate_id=137 Madhya Pradesh 2008
- http://ceomadhyapradesh.nic.in/Affidavits/202/RajvardhanSingh/RajvardhanSingh.htm Affidavit Regarding Assets/Liabilities
- https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/assembly-elections-2013/madhya-pradesh-assembly-elections/Madhya-Pradesh-Congress-first-list-of-candidates-expected-around-Dussehra/articleshow/23658783.cms?from=mdr Madhya Pradesh Congress first list of candidates expected around Dussehra
- https://zeenews.india.com/hindi/india/madhya-pradesh-chhattisgarh/congress-mla-rajvardhan-singh-dattigaon-warns-of-resignation-in-mp/483564 कमलनाथ कैबिनेट बनने के बाद खींचतान तेज, कांग्रेस विधायक ने दी इस्तीफे की चेतावनी
- https://www.bhaskar.com/mp/rajgarh-dhar/news/latest-rajgarh-news-045003-1864603.html Event Organized in the Memory of Prem Singh
- https://www.patrika.com/dhar-news/district-congress-president-s-chair-no-longer-in-danger-3073919/ District Congress President's Chair No Longer in Danger
- https://www.heraldgoa.in/The-Sunday-Roundtable/The-Sunday-Roundtable/cong-leaders-allocated-poll-duty/63671.html Cong leaders allocated poll duty
- News: Jyotiraditya Scindia resigns from Congress, more than 20 party MLAs quit. 2020-03-10. The Economic Times. 2020-03-20.
- News: 22 rebel Cong MLAs, whose resignation led to fall of Kamal Nath govt, join BJP. Live Mint.
- https://www.theweek.in/news/india/2020/03/21/22-rebel-madhya-pradesh-congress-mlas-join-bjp.html 22 rebel Madhya Pradesh Congress MLAs join BJP
- https://www.naidunia.com/madhya-pradesh/bhopal-mp-cabinet-portfolio-34-minister-got-departments-in-madhya-pradesh-5728362 MP Cabinet Portfolio : मध्य प्रदेश में मंत्रियों को हुआ विभागों का बंटवारा, जानिए किसे मिला कौन सा विभाग
