Kailash Vijayvargiya | |
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| Cabinet Minister, Madhya Pradesh Government | |
| Assumed office 25 December 2023 | |
| Chief Minister | Mohan Yadav |
| Ministry and Departments |
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| Preceded by | O. P. S. Bhadoria |
| In office December 2004 – 2018 | |
| Chief Minister | |
| Member of the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Sanjay Shukla |
| Constituency | Indore-1 |
| In office 2008–2018 | |
| Preceded by | Antar Singh Darbar |
| Succeeded by | Usha Thakur |
| Constituency | Mhow |
| In office 1990–2008 | |
| Succeeded by | Ramesh Mendola |
| Constituency | Indore-2 |
| Cabinet Minister of Madhya Pradesh Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| In office 2015–2023 | |
| President | |
| Mayor of Indore | |
| In office 2000–2005 | |
| Preceded by | Madhukar Verma |
| Succeeded by | Dr. Umashashi Sharma |
| Corporator, Indore Municipal Corporation | |
| In office 1983–1988 | |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 13 May 1956 Indore, Madhya Bharat, India (now in Madhya Pradesh, India) |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse | Asha Vijayvargiya |
| Children | 2 |
| Residence(s) | 880/9, Nandanagar, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India |
| Alma mater | Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya, Indore |
| Website | Official website |
Kailash Vijayvargiya (born 13 May 1956) is an Indian politician Serving as the Cabinet Minister of Madhya Pradesh (Bharatiya Janata Party).[1] He started his political career in the Indore Bharatiya Janata Party, and was the mayor of Indore, a six-time legislator and a state government cabinet minister for over 12 years before being elevated to the party's central leadership.[2]
Kailash Vijayvargiya was made in charge of BJP's election campaign for Haryana in 2014,[3] after which BJP gained a majority in the assembly election. This victory allowed him to gain a more central role in party leadership, and in June 2015 he was appointed national general secretary by party president Amit Shah,[4] and the new leader of the BJP in West Bengal.[5]
- ^ Administrator. "National Office Bearers". www.bjp.org. Archived from the original on 22 October 2014. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
- ^ "BJP's Kailash Vijayvargiya Makes Friends and Controversies Easily". NDTV.com. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
- ^ "MP minister Vijayvargiya appointed BJP's election in-charge for Haryana". www.hindustantimes.com. 26 August 2014. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
- ^ "MP minister Kailash Vijayvargiya appointed BJP general secretary". Business Standard India. 17 June 2015. Retrieved 24 March 2016.
- ^ "BJP affairs in-charge: Siddharth Nath Singh loses Bengal to Kailash Vijayvargiya, gets Andhra". The Indian Express. 4 July 2015. Retrieved 24 March 2016.