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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1. Former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi's 24th death anniversaryNew Delhi: India to remember former Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi on his 24th death anniversary today, also observed as anti-terrorism day.Rajiv Gandhi was assassinated on May 21,
Haridwar: To ensure effective implementation of the first phase of Ganga rehabilitation programme, Union Water Resources Minister Uma Bharti today said she has decided to spend 3-4 days a week on the banks of the
Lucknow: With Prime Minister Narendra Modi taking keen interest in cleaning of Ganga, a group of environmentalists will be petitioning him to pursue with UNESCO for declaration of upper region of the holy river as
Mathura: Union Water Resources Minister Uma Bharati has said the Centre will soon start fulfilling the promises made for cleaning up River Yamuna.Saying that the government is committed to the cause of cleaning up the
New Delhi: The Supreme Court on Tuesday issued notice to Bharatiya Janata Party leaders L K Advani, Uma Bharti, Murli Manohar Joshi and 17 others in the Babri Masjid demolition conspiracy case.Supreme Court has issued
A waterway will be developed between Delhi and Agra for which technical study will be conducted by a Holland-based company, government told Rajya Sabha today.Union Road Transport and Shipping Minister Nitin Gadkari said the project
Jhansi: A train was allegedly stopped by supporters of Union Minister for Water Resources Uma Bharti at Jhansi station after the minister was late by a few minutes, even as the authority denied such an
New Delhi: Hitting back at Congress over its criticism of the auctioning of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's suit, Union Minister Uma Bharti today said the party could not digest that a tea seller's suit has
Bhopal: Senior BJP leader Uma Bharti today described as an “ugly political conspiracy” the Congress's allegation that there was an attempt to magnify her role by investigating agencies probing the Madhya Pradesh recruitment scam.Congress has
Majuli (Assam): Union Minister for Water Resources Minister Uma Bharti today wanted the world's largest river island Majuli in Assam should be declared as a spiritual tourist destination soon and included in the World Heritage
Patna: Displaying bonhomie, Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi and Union Minister Uma Bharati today mutually praised each other.“Manjhi, who hails from a poor family, understands the pain of poor and he is a garibo
New Delhi: Union Water Resources Minister Uma Bharati on Saturday said that 2015-16 will be observed as "Jal Kranti Varsh (water revolution year)".In her concluding address at the Third India Water Week here, she said
New Delhi: “I only hear a PIL. I myself do not do the cleaning,” a Supreme Court judge said today revealing that his office got a call from a woman Cabinet minister's staff whether he
New Delhi: Minister of Water Resources, River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation Uma Bharti Saturday urged public sector undertakings to join the clean Ganga mission of the government.She exhorted the PSUs to come forward and contribute
New Delhi: Water Resources Minister Uma Bharti on Tuesday said there will be immense benefits of inter-linking of rivers and the government will ensure that there is no impact on the environment in the projects.Presided
Lucknow: Union Water Resources Minister Uma Bharti today met with Chief Minister Akhilesh Yadav at his official residence and discussed in detail the irrigation projects in the state and issue of cleaning of Ganga and
New Delhi: Union Minister Uma Bharti will meet with the Uttar Pradesh government today to seek cooperation in her pledge to clean Ganga and the Sangam in years, as she has vowed.Uma Bharti, a senior
Basholi (J&K): Union Water Resources Minister Uma Bharti today asked them to root out the dynastic rule of father and son (NC) and father and daughter (PDP) for failure to end corruption.Stating that Jammu and
Allahabad: Union Minister Uma Bharti today asserted that the Centre was committed to cleaning up Ganga within three years even as she voiced dismay over the extent of pollution after an inspection here saying the
New Delhi: Emphasis on re-use of effluents by industries, creating model cremation ghats on river banks and special projects on stretches without sewage treatment plants (STP) are part of the major initiatives to be implemented
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