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Uma Bharti

Uma Bharti

Height: 5' 3” DOB: 3 May 1959

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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BJP will form next government in West Bengal with full majority: Uma Bharti

Politics | Apr 14, 2017, 03:20 PM IST

Union Minister Uma Bharti today said that she was confident that the BJP will form the next government in west Bengal with full majority.

Ready to be hanged for Ram Temple in Ayodhya, Uma Bharti

Ready to be hanged for Ram Temple in Ayodhya: Uma Bharti

Politics | Apr 08, 2017, 05:31 PM IST

Union Minister Uma Bharti on Saturday said the Ram Temple in Ayodhya is a matter of faith and she was ready to go to jail for it.

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Babri Masjid demolition: SC reserves verdict on revival of charges against Advani, others

Politics | Apr 06, 2017, 03:53 PM IST

The CBI is contesting the May 2010 order by the Allahabad High Court absolving Advani and others of the charge of criminal conspiracy that led to the razing of the 16th century mosque.

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Babri Masjid demolition: SC defers hearing on reviving charges against Advani, others

India | Mar 23, 2017, 11:36 AM IST

The Supreme Court is likely to decide tomorrow whether senior BJP leaders L K Advani, Murali Manohar Joshi and Union minister Uma Bharti and others would face trial in the Babri Masjid demolition case.

Babri Masjid demolition case: SC recommends speedy trail

SC recommends speedier trial in Babri Masjid demolition case

India | Mar 06, 2017, 03:39 PM IST

The Supreme Court, expressing concern over delay in trial against people involved in the Babri Masjid demolition case, on Monday said that joint trial of the accused could be held in the matter to speed up the judicial process.

PM Modi targeted as he is from a poor family: Uma Bharti

PM Modi targeted as he is from a poor family: Uma Bharti

Politics | Feb 22, 2017, 03:52 PM IST

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is being targeted as he comes from a poor family, Union minister Uma Bharti said today and lashed out at the political rivals for accusing him of being "intolerant".

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UP polls: Congress-SP alliance will sink in BJP wave, says Uma Bharti

Politics | Feb 13, 2017, 08:01 AM IST

Union Minister Uma Bharti on Sunday said the Congress-SP alliance will soon sink as Mulayam Singh Yadav had already punched a hole in it, and the rest will be done by the BJP wave in Uttar Pradesh.

Got rapists tortured, made them scream for their lives as

Got rapists tortured, made them scream for their lives as CM: Uma Bharti

Politics | Feb 10, 2017, 02:18 PM IST

Uma Bharti on Tuesday said that she had got rapists tortured during her reign as the CM of Madhya Pradesh in front of the survivors and made them watch so they could have some closure.

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Samajwadi Party feud shameful, dangerous for democratic ethics, feels Uma Bharti

Politics | Jan 06, 2017, 11:51 PM IST

With split in the Samajwadi Party being formalized to an all-out tussle to stake claim over the party symbol, the Union Minister Uma Bharti today alleged SP’s patriarch Mulayam Singh Yadav is “neither a Lohiawadi

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Saraswati river did exist, concludes expert panel; Uma Bharti calls for action

India | Oct 15, 2016, 08:09 PM IST

The Saraswati river, so far considered to be a myth, existed, a government-constituted expert committee has found. "We have reached a conclusion that river Saraswati existed, it flowed. It originated in the Himalayas and met

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Will sit on hunger strike if Cauvery dispute continues: Uma Bharti

Politics | Sep 29, 2016, 08:13 PM IST

Having failed to have drawn a consensus on the Cauvery dispute between Karnataka and Tamil Nadu, Union Minister Uma Bharti today said that she will sit on hunger strike on the border of the two states if they continue to fight over the century old is

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‘Real freedom’ was achieved when Narendra Modi took over as PM: Uma Bharti

Politics | Aug 17, 2016, 10:03 AM IST

Union Minister Uma Bharti has stoked a fresh controversy with her remark that the country attained ‘real freedom’ when Narendra Modi took oath the Prime Minister of India in May 2015.

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Then and now: From Kalyan Singh to Jaswant Singh, what a BJP exit meant for their political careers

Politics | Jul 20, 2016, 09:19 PM IST

New Delhi: Nothing is permanent in politics. Not surprising then that politicians quitting a party on some pretext or the other is also commonplace. The situation in the ruling Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP), that rode

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Uttar Pradesh most unsafe place in country: Uma Bharti

Politics | Jun 21, 2016, 10:51 PM IST

Union Water Resources Minister Uma Bharti today termed Uttar Pradesh the most unsafe place in the country, while calling Kairana issue just a glance of the "ugly face" of the state.

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Regional leaders like Nitish and Mamata thrived on RSS, BJP support: Uma Bharti

Politics | Jun 07, 2016, 01:34 PM IST

New Delhi: Union Water Resource minister Uma Bharti has attributed the emergence of regional leaders like Nitish Kumar and Mamata Banerjee to Bharatiya Janata party and its parent wing RSS. In an interview to news

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Subramanian Swamy my "hero", believe his word on Ram temple, says Uma Bharti

Politics | Jun 05, 2016, 12:28 PM IST

New Delhi: Once the fiery mascot of the Ram temple movement, Union Minister Uma Bharti wants a resolution to the lingering dispute through dialogue even as she hails controversial BJP MP Subramanian Swamy as her

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Sanitary Napkins should be provided in rural toilets: Uma Bharti

India | May 29, 2016, 07:28 AM IST

New Delhi: Union Minister for Water Resources Uma Bharti on Saturday suggested that sanitary napkins should be provided in women toilets in rural areas. Speaking at the event "Ek Nayi Subah", which was held at

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Inter-linking of rivers can tackle drought: Uma Bharti

Politics | Apr 29, 2016, 09:46 PM IST

Uma Bharati today made a strong pitch for focusing on inter-linking of rivers (ILR) to tackle drought as she referred to water crisis in Maharashtra's Latur.

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River Ganga will be clean by July 2018, says Uma Bharti

Politics | Apr 28, 2016, 03:41 PM IST

New Delhi: Government on Thursday exuded confidence in Lok Sabha that Ganga would be cleaned by July 2018 and said the return of aqua life in the river would be the biggest benchmark to prove

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Govt to send teams to drought-affected areas to asses water availability: Uma Bharti

India | Apr 08, 2016, 09:16 PM IST

New Delhi: Central Water Commission (CWC) teams will be sent to drought-affected areas across the country to assess availability of water and prepare reports based on the information collected, Union Minister Uma Bharti said today.