Ananth Kumar’s journey from ABVP to Union Minister position
Bengaluru, November 12: Ananth Kumar was one among those who toiled hard in organizing the BJP in the state, has marched from ABVP secretary to Union Minister position.
1982-85: ABVP state secretary
1985-87: ABVP National Secretary
1987-88: BJP state secretary
1988-95: BJP state general secretary
1995-98: BJP national secretary
1996: Elected to Lok Sabha from Bengaluru South for the first time
1996-97: Member of Industrial Advisory Committee and Railway Standing Committee
1998: Re-elected to Lok Sabha for second time
1998-1999: Union Civil Aviation Minister
1999: Additional charge of Union Tourism Minister
1999: Re-elected to Lok Sabha for third time
1999-2000: Union Minister for Culture and Youth Service
2000: Along with Culture, he shouldered Tourism ministry
2000: Urban Development, Poverty Eradication and Rural Development Ministry
2003: BJP state president
2004: Re-elected to LS for the fourth time from Bengaluru South
2004-08: Parliament Steel Committee chairman
2004: BJP national general secretary
2005: Member of Joint Parliamentary Committee on Profitable Posts
2007: Parliament Standing Committee on Finance chairman, Sessions Advisory Committee member
2009: Re-elected to LS for the fifth time
2009: Chairman, Committee on Chemicals and Fertilizer
2009: Member of Privileges and Rules
2010: Chairman, Committee on External Affairs
2014: Minister for Chemicals and Fertilizers in Modi government. He also handled additional charge of Parliamentary Affairs Ministry
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Priyanka Gandhi urges Nitin Gadkari to expedite road projects in Kerala's Wayanad
Wayanad/New Delhi (PTI): Congress MP from Wayanad Priyanka Gandhi Vadra on Friday said she met Union Minister Nitin Gadkari, seeking his intervention to expedite pending road infrastructure works in her constituency, including those aimed at addressing landslide issues at the Thamarassery pass.
Sharing photographs of the meeting on the social media platform 'X', Priyanka said Gadkari, the Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways, heard her concerns and sought updates from the relevant officials.
In her post, she expressed hope that the pressing issues she raised, which directly affect public safety and daily life, would receive the attention and urgency they deserve.
“Met respected Gadkari to raise issues concerning my constituency, Wayanad, and urged that pending works be expedited without further delay. He was kind enough to hear my concerns and get updates from the relevant officers,” she said.
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“I sincerely hope these pressing issues, which directly affect people’s safety and daily lives, will receive the attention and urgency they deserve,” she added.
A day earlier, Priyanka had sought an appointment with Gadkari in Parliament, saying she had been seeking an opportunity since June to discuss issues related to her constituency.
Responding to her request, the minister had said his doors were always open and that she could meet him at any time.
She subsequently met him at his office later the same day.
Met respected Shri @nitin_gadkari to raise issues concerning my constituency, Wayanad, and urged that pending works be expedited without further delay.
— Priyanka Gandhi Vadra (@priyankagandhi) December 19, 2025
He was kind enough to hear my concerns and get an update from the relevant officers.
I sincerely hope these pressing issues… pic.twitter.com/UkxnXP6gxn
