Veteran BJP leader Brijmohan Agrawal started his political career at the age of 15 with ABVP. Rising through the party ranks from a youth worker to a senior leader, Agarwal became the cabinet minister in BJP's government in Chhattisgarh. Until 2013 he was minister of Public Works Department, School Education, Endowment, Culture, Legislative Affairs and Tourism Departments. Since the 2013 reshuffle he has been Minister of Agriculture, Animal Husbandry, Fish Rearing and Water Resources, religious trust and endowment. Brijmohan Agrawal is widely considered as the second-most powerful man in Chhattisgarh after CM Raman Singh. He has a stronghold over the business-class vote back and has been a strong asset for his party since before state's bifurcation from Madhya Pradesh.