Occasionally addressed by the Hindu honorific Sadhvi, Uma Bharti currently is currently serving as the cabinet minister for Drinking Water and Sanitation in the Prime Minister Narendra Modi led NDA government. At a young age, she became involved with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). She contested her first parliamentary election in 1984. However, she was unsuccessful. Bharti, in 1989, successfully contested from the Khajuraho seat. She retained the seat it in elections conducted in 1991, 1996 and 1998. In 1999, she fought from Bhopal seat and won. For the 2003 Assembly polls in Madhya Pradesh, Bharti was appointed the Chief Ministerial candidate of the saffron party. She led the party to a sweeping victory in which it won 173 out of 230 seats in the state. In 2014, after Narendra Modi became the Prime Minister, she was appointed the Minister for Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation. She held the post until September 2017.
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Kanpur, Feb 21: Congress general secretary Digvijay Singh today attacked the BJP saying he felt sorry that an “outsider” from Madhya Pradesh had been projected as the party's Chief Ministerial candidate in UP. He said,
Indore, Feb 21 : BJP leader Uma Bharti on Monday expressed confidence that her party will win enough seats to form the next own Government in Uttar Pradesh, and took potshots at the Gandhi family.In
Rae Bareli, Feb 12: Taking on Sonia Gandhi in her constituency, BJP leader Uma Bharti today blamed the Congress for backwardness and poverty in Rae Bareli. She also asked the Congress chief to give a
Hardoi (UP), Feb 11: Former UP chief minister Kalyan Singh today hit out at Uma Bharti for being with the BJP, saying despite calling herself his daughter she was working with a party trying to
Gonda (UP), Feb 6: Firebrand BJP leader Uma Bharti today said if her party falls short of majority for forming the government in Uttar Pradesh after the Assembly polls, she would prefer “drowning” rather than
Kanpur, Feb 2 : Criticising the Congress for promising reservations to Muslims, BJP leader Uma Bharti on Wednesday asked the party to free properties belonging to the Wakf Board which have been allegedly grabbed by
Mahoba, UP, Jan 28: BJP leader and former Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Uma Bharti owns assets worth over Rs 80 lakh, including cash, gold and silver jewellery.According to affidavit filed by Bharti, who filed her
Chhattarpur (MP), Jan 28: Senior BJP leader Uma Bharti performed a puja and ‘havan' at ‘Mote Ke Mahavir' Hanuman temple here today, before leaving for Mahoba to file her nomination for Charkhari assembly seat in
Mahoba (UP), Jan 26 : Continuing her attacks on Rahul Gandhi, BJP leader Uma Bharti on Wednesday accused him of making mockery of the poor in Bundelkhand region and reminded him that she had defeated
Lucknow, Jan 24: BJP vice-president Kalraj Mishra today clarified that he never said Uma Bharti was an outsider, hence cannot become the chief minister of Uttar Pradesh. PTI had in the morning circulated a news
Dehra Dun, Jan 23: BJP leader Uma Bharti today termed Congress' promise of providing nine per cent reservation to backward Muslims in Uttar Pradesh as “anti-constitutional”, saying she would oppose the decision “tooth and nail”.
Chandigarh, Jan 22: Describing Congress as a divided house where leaders speak in different voices over important issues including corruption, the BJP today said having such a party at the helm is deterimental for the
New Delhi, Jan 21: Firebrand BJP leader Uma Bharti has said, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi should be careful while speaking about her, as he still knows very little about Bundelkhand. Facing a barrage of questions
Bhopal, Jan 21: Madhya Pradesh Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan will not only campaign in Uttar Pradesh assembly elections, but also in Charkari next month in favour of his once bete noire, Uma Bharti.“Umaji is
Lucknow, Jan 21: Congress leader DigvijaySingh today said BJP's decision to field Uma Bharti shows its “total bankruptcy” of leaders in the state.However, he dismissed allegations that he was communalising elections by raking up issues
Banda (UP), Jan 20: Firing a fresh salvo at BJP leader Uma Bharti on the issue of being an “outsider”, Congress leader Rahul Gandhi today said people should be cautious of her as she came
Allahabad, Jan 20: UP Congress leader Pramod Tiwari today threatened to reveal what he called "secrets" about BJP leader Uma Bharti's personal life. Taking umbrage at her remarks about Rahul Gandhi, the Congress leader warned her
New Delhi, Jan 19: JD-U President Sharad Yadav today disapproved Uma Bharti's comments on the Italian origins of Congress President Sonia Gandhi, saying it is a “non-issue”. Raising the issue migrations from outside to India,
New Delhi, Jan 19: A war of words has begun between Congress general secretary Rahul Gandhi and BJP's saffron sanyasin Uma Bharti with the former asking where she was when he was raising the Bundelkhand
New Delhi, Jan 19: BJP on Wednesday fielded its prominent OBC leader Uma Bharti from Charkari assembly seat in Uttar Pradesh assembly poll but refused to say whether she will be projected as the Chief
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