Om Prakash Dhankar

Om Prakash Dhankar
President of Bharatiya Janata Party, Haryana
In office
19 July 2020 – 28 October 2023
Preceded bySubhash Barala
Succeeded byNayab Singh Saini
Cabinet Minister
Government of Haryana
In office
26 October 2014 – 27 October 2019
Ministry
Term
Minister of Mines & Geology22 July 2016 – 27 October 2019
Minister of Water Resources26 October 2014 – 22 July 2016
Minister of Agriculture
Minister of Rural Development
Minister of Animal Husbandry, Dairying & Fisheries
26 October 2014 – 27 October 2019
Member of Haryana Legislative Assembly
In office
2014–2019
Preceded byNaresh Kumar
Succeeded byKuldeep Vats
ConstituencyBadli
Personal details
Born (1961-08-01) 1 August 1961 (age 63)
Dhakla, Punjab, India
(now in Haryana, India)
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
ChildrenAditya, Ashutosh
ResidenceJhajjar
Alma materMaharishi Dayanand University
OccupationAcademic, Social Activist, Politician
Websitewww.bjpharyana.org

Om Prakash Dhankar also known as O. P. Dhankar (born 1 August 1961), is an Indian politician and social activist, belonging to the Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP) and formerly is the President of Bhartiya Janata Party, Haryana.[1] He was a Cabinet Minister in the BJP run Government of Haryana till 2019.[2]

He is the national coordinator for the Narendra Modi’s dream project- Statue of Unity Iron Collection Corporation Committee. O P Dhankar has been elected twice as BJP Kisan Morcha President (2011-2013), (2013-2015).[3][4][5]

  1. ^ "Haryana BJP, Haryana BJP New Office Bearers List,, Haryana BJP organization". BJP Haryana. Retrieved 14 June 2023.
  2. ^ "Well-literate MLAs with modest financial backgrounds inducted into Khattar's Cabinet". 27 October 2014.
  3. ^ "Meagre increase in support prices of Kharif crops unfortunate – Kisan Morcha" (PDF). BJP Kisan Morcha. 10 June 2011. Archived from the original (PDF) on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
  4. ^ "National Executive: Kisan Morcha BJP". Bharatiya Janata Party Press Release. 2013. Retrieved 1 October 2014.
  5. ^ "BJP Kisan Morcha to hold two-day national executive meet". Zee News. 5 June 2014. Retrieved 1 October 2014.