Ajatshatru_Singh

Ajatshatru Singh

Ajatshatru Singh

Indian politician

For the Indian cricketer, see Ajatshatru Singh (cricketer).

Ajatshatru Singh (born 6 February 1966) is an Indian politician and a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He is a former member of Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Council[1] in the Government of Jammu and Kashmir. He was a member of the Jammu & Kashmir National Conference and was minister of state with portfolios of Tourism, Youth Services & Sports, Parks and Gardens, Science & Technology and Transport & Information in Farooq Abdullah's government from 1996 to 2002. He was also Member of Legislative Assembly from Nagrota constituency from 1996 to 2002.

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He is a younger brother of senior Congress leader Vikramaditya Singh and son of former Sadr-e-Riyasat Karan Singh and Yasho Rajya Lakshmi, granddaughter of the last Rana Prime Minister of Nepal, Mohan Shumsher Jang Bahadur Rana. He is also Trustee of J&K Dharmarth Trust which was founded by Maharaja Gulab Singh.[2] His elder brother Vikramaditya Singh was a member of the Indian National Congress.

In November 2014, he joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in presence of party's President Amit Shah.[3][4][5][6]

References

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    "One Dynasty is Dying, Other is Rising in Jammu And Kashmir". India Opines. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
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    JK Dharmarth Trust Archived 8 June 2016 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 30 November 2017.
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    "Congress leader Karan Singh's son Ajatshatru joins BJP". India Today. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
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    "Karan Singh's son Ajatshatru Singh to join BJP tomorrow". Times of India. PTI. 8 November 2014. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
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    Gargi Parsai (9 November 2014). "Karan Singh's son Ajatshatru to join BJP". The Hindu. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
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    "Karan Singh's Son Ajatshatru to Join BJP Today". NDTV. Press Trust of India. 9 November 2014. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
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