Banwari Lal Verma

Banwari Lal Verma
Minister of state for Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution
Assumed office
9 June 2024
Prime MinisterNarendra Modi
MinisterPralhad Joshi
Minister of state for Social Justice & Empowerment
Assumed office
9 June 2024
Prime MinisterNarendra Modi
MinisterVirendra Khatik
Minister of state for Development of North Eastern Region
In office
7 July 2021 – 9 June 2024
Prime MinisterNarendra Modi
MinisterG. Kishan Reddy
Minister of state for Co-operation
In office
7 July 2021 – 9 June 2024
Prime MinisterNarendra Modi
MinisterAmit Shah
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
Assumed office
26 November 2020
Preceded byVeer Singh
ConstituencyUttar Pradesh
Personal details
Born (1961-08-07) 7 August 1961 (age 62)
Ujhani, Budaun district, Uttar Pradesh
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
Spouse
Shanti Devi Verma
(m. 1975)
Children1 son, 2 daughters
Parents
  • Panna Lal Verma (father)
  • Bhagya Wati Devi (mother)
Residence(s)Badaun district, Uttar Pradesh
EducationMaster of Arts
Alma materSampurnanand Sanskrit Vishwavidyalaya

Banwari Lal Verma, also known as B. L. Verma, is an Indian politician and current Minister of State in the Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment and Minister of State in the Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Government of India.

Shri B.L. Verma Ji belongs to the Ujhani in Budaun district of Uttar Pradesh. His father's name is Shri Panna Lal Verma, who was a farmer. Verma is also a Member of Parliament in Rajya Sabha, the Upper House of the Indian Parliament.

Shri B. L. Verma Ji in 2021 took charge as the Minister of State in Development of North East Region Ministry and  Ministry of Cooperation, Government of India

Political career

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Verma started off as a party worker from Badaun. He holds the charge of state vice-president since 2018. He is a prominent leader among the OBC Lodhi community in western UP. Verma is a former president of the Braj region. He is considered as a close-aide former CM Kalyan Singh.[1][2][3]

He also holds the post of chairman of UP State Construction Development Corporation Limited (UP Samaj Kalyan Nirman Nigam) which has the same status as of a Minister of State.[4][5][6]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Uttar Pradesh: Union minister Hardeep Puri, ex-DGP Brij Lal among eight BJP candidates for Rajya Sabha | Lucknow News - Times of India". The Times of India.
  2. ^ "Rajya Sabha Elections: BJP makes its first move to conquer UP in 2022; here's how". DNA India. 27 October 2020.
  3. ^ "In the Rajya Sabha elections, BJP gave loyalty reward, Kalyan Singh's recommendation and relationship with RSS also worked". Pledge Times.
  4. ^ "कार्यभार ग्रहण कर लौटे बीएल वर्मा का जोरदार स्वागत". Dainik Jagran.
  5. ^ "बीएल वर्मा बने यूपी कंस्ट्रक्शन इंफ्रास्ट्रक्चर डेवलपमेंट कारपोरेशन चेयरमैन". Hindustan.
  6. ^ "'1 rank 1 post' hot topic as UP BJP plans new team | Lucknow News - Times of India". The Times of India.