Ananth Kumar appointed as Chemicals and fertilisers minister

Ananth Kumar appointed as Chemicals and fertilisers minister

BureauUpdated: Saturday, June 01, 2019, 12:17 PM IST
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Ananth Kumar, 54,

Constituency: South Bangalore (Karnataka)

Ministry: Chemical and Fertilizers

 Having defeated technocrat Nandan Nilekani and retaining his Bangalore South seat for the sixth time in a row, Ananth Kumar was almost a certainty for a Cabinet berth. Kumar began his political career as a leader of ABVP , BJP’s student wing, and joined the party in 1987.

He and former CM B S Yeddyurappa built the party together in Karnataka and the duo would be described as the Lava-Kusha (the sons of Lord Ram and Sita) of BJP .

They later became rivals and the relationship was restored only a few days prior to the 2014 LS poll. This time, he has again pipped BSY to a berth.

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