June 9, 2024 7:59 PM

Rajnath Singh takes oath as Union Cabinet Minister

Bharatiya Janata Party leader and Lucknow MP Rajnath Singh took oath as Union Cabinet Minister at Rashtrapati Bhavan on Sunday. He has been a minister in PM Modi's cabinet since 2014 when Narendra Modi became Prime Minister for the first time. Rajnath Singh, the defence minister secured the Lucknow seat for the third consecutive term, overcoming Samajwadi Party candidate Ravidas Mehrotra by 1,35,159 votes in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. Rajnath Singh was born on 10 July 1951 in the district ...