In 1977, he was elected as an MLA to the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly.
In 1983, he was appointed State Secretary of the UP BJP, and in 1984, he became State President of the BJP’s youth wing (BJYM). In 1986, he was made National General Secretary of the BJYM, subsequently becoming its National President in 1988.
In 1977, he was elected as an MLA to the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly.
In 1983, he was appointed State Secretary of the UP BJP, and in 1984, he became State President of the BJP’s youth wing (BJYM). In 1986, he was made National General Secretary of the BJYM, subsequently becoming its National President in 1988.
He was elected as an MLC to the UP Legislative Council in 1988 and became the Education Minister in 1991. During his tenure as the UP Education Minister, he achieved several major milestones by introducing the Anti-Copying Act, incorporating Vedic Mathematics into the syllabus, and revising various portions of history textbooks.
He became a Member of Parliament (MP) in the Rajya Sabha in 1994, where he also served as the Chief Whip of the BJP. On 25 March 1997, he was appointed State President of the UP BJP. During this tenure, in addition to expanding and strengthening the organisation, he played a pivotal role in saving the BJP-led government twice amid political crises.
In November 1999, he was appointed Union Minister for Surface Transport. During this tenure, he spearheaded the initiation of the National Highways Development Project (NHDP), a flagship initiative envisioned by Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
On 28 October 2000, he took office as the Chief Minister of Uttar Pradesh and was subsequently elected twice as an MLA from the Haidargarh constituency in Barabanki. In 2002, he was appointed National General Secretary of the BJP.
On 24 May 2003, he took charge as the Union Minister of Agriculture and subsequently held the additional portfolio of Food Processing Industries. During this tenure, he initiated landmark programs such as the Kisan Call Centre and the Farm Income Insurance Scheme.
In July 2004, he was once again appointed National General Secretary of the BJP. In this role, he was in charge of the states of Chhattisgarh and Jharkhand, steering the party to victory in both through his exceptional organizational acumen.
He became the BJP National President on 31 December 2005. In this role, he travelled the length and breadth of the country. He also embarked on the Bharat Suraksha Yatra, which spanned several states to highlight the rising threat of terrorism and internal security challenges. Throughout his campaign, he focused on pressing public issues, including the spiralling prices of essential commodities, farmers’ grievances, and what he characterized as the cynical minority appeasement practiced by the UPA government.
He also authored a book titled Unemployment: Its Reasons and Remedies during his tenure as National President of the BJYM. He took office as BJP National President on 31 December 2005 and served until 19 December 2009.
Raksha Mantri Shri Rajnath Singh is one of the senior-most political leaders of the country. He started his political career as a student activist with Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) and went on to become the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) National President.