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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Vijay''s TVK wins an impressive 108 seats in TN polls
Chennai (PTI): Vijay-led TVK secured an impressive 108 seats trouncing the incumbent DMK led by M K Stalin which finished with only 59 seats in the Tamil Nadu Assembly elections held on April 23, as per the final tally of the ECI on Tuesday.
The opposition AIADMK won 47 seats while its allies the PMK obtained 4 and the BJP and AMMK clinched one seat each respectively in the election, according to the data available on the Election commission of India's website.
The DMK's allies - the Congress managed to win 5 seats, the IUML, CPI, CPI (M), and VCK: 2 each and DMDK secured one seat, among a total of 234 Assembly constituencies in the state.
The votes were taken up for counting on May 4 and the final tally was announced on Tuesday.
Actor-politician Vijay's Tamilaga Vettri Kazhagam on Monday created a record of sorts in the electoral history of Tamil Nadu and emerged as the single largest party by delivering a shock defeat to DMK and its president Stalin in his Kolathur constituency, while the AIADMK was pushed to a distant third spot.
Vijay won from both Perambur and Tiruchirappalli East constituencies.
The TVK has clocked nearly 35 per cent (34.92) vote share in its debut polls.
This will be the first time in Tamil Nadu that a party will assume power a little over two years after its founding in February 2024.
