Preceded by Tathagata Roy Party Bharatiya Janata Party Nationality Indian Role Politician | Full Name Rahul Sinha Name Rahul Sinha Succeeded by Dilip Ghosh Religion Hinduism | |
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Born October 20, 1963 (age 61)
Kolkata, West Bengal , India ( 1963-10-20 ) | ||
Political party Bharatiya Janata Party | ||
Rahul sinha thanks mamata banerjee for rising of bjp in the state
Rahul Sinha (born October 20, 1963) is an Indian politician and current National Secretary of Bharatiya Janta Party. He served as President of Bharatiya Janta Party, West Bengal Unit from 2009-2015 before Dilip Ghosh.
Contents
- Rahul sinha thanks mamata banerjee for rising of bjp in the state
- Kolkata bjp s historic ekta yatra rahul sinha 12th jan 2011
- Early and personal life
- Career
- Controversy
- References
Kolkata bjp s historic ekta yatra rahul sinha 12th jan 2011
Early and personal life
Rahul Sinha was born in Kolkata, West Bengal on October 20, 1963.
Career
In 2012, Sinha was re-elected for three years as president of the West Bengal unit of the BJP after campaigning in the West Bengal Bharatiya Janata Party's two month long organizational elections.
As president, Sinha led the party during the panchayat polls in 2013 and the 2014 General elections of India.
Before the panchayat elections, Sinha noted, "I want to assure the party workers that the BJP will contest the rural polls as well as the next Parliament elections on its own strength" and indicated that there will be no possibility in future of uniting with the Trinamool Congress. Later he also said that the party can emerge as an alternative to Trinamool.
In the 2014 general elections, Sinha stood for election in the North Kolkata Lok Sabha constituency. After political campaigning he visited every polling both in Kolkata Municipal Corporation consisting of 60 civic wards followed by a visit to the Election Commission's office in Kolkata to provide information about his constituency's polling stations. Sinha lost the election, and AITC leader Sudip Bandyopadhyay was elected a second time as representative of the North Kolkata Lok Sabha constituency.
Controversy
According to All India Trinamool Congress (AITC) leader and Trinamool Yuva Congress (TMYC) state president Abhishek Banerjee, Rahul Sinha's brother Sudip Sinha is a member of the Trinamool Congress. Banerjee, nephew of the current Chief Minister of West Bengal, stated at Shahid Minar Rally of Trinamool Youth Congress that Rahul Sinha's brother Sudip Sinha is one of the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) youth activists who became member of Trinamool and joined the rally. Banerjee further said, "Soon, his [Rahul Sinha] whole family will be with us [Trinamool]".
Later, Rahul Sinha said that his brother had been a member of Trinamool Congress for years. He said that Banerjee was trying to mislead people by introducing false information and implying that Bharatiya Janata party leaders were divided. Sinha also claimed that Trinamool leaders are "trying petty tricks to show I [Rahul Sinha] have a divided house".