Lehar Singh Siroya

Lehar Singh Siroya is an Indian politician who is a Member of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha from Karnataka since July 2022. Previously Siroya was a Member of the Karnataka Legislative Council from 14 June 2016 to 14 June 2022. He is a leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party in Karnataka.

Lehar Singh Siroya
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
Assumed office
1 July 2022
Preceded byOscar Fernandes
ConstituencyKarnataka
Member of the Karnataka Legislative Council
In office
14 June 2016 – 13 June 2022
ConstituencyElected by Legislative Assembly members
In office
29 May 2010 – 28 May 2016
ConstituencyNominated by Governor
Personal details
Born (1948-07-14) 14 July 1948
Kunwariya, Udaipur State, India
Political partyBJP
SpouseShantabai Siroya
ChildrenDeepak Kumar, Sanjay Kumar
Parent
  • Kesarilal Siroya (father)
EducationB.Sc
OccupationPolitician, Entrepreneur
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A two time MLC, Lehar Singh is an entrepreneur by profession and a politician and member of the Bharatiya Janta Party. A senior party member, he has held various positions in the party from time to time.

In the past, Lehar Singh was suspended from the BJP for sometime for criticising L. K. Advani.[1] On 10 June 2016, he was elected to the Karnataka Legislative Council. He secured 27 first preference votes (13 of BJP MLAs which were left after electing V. Somanna so 14 first preference votes from other independent and smaller party MLAs) and won after adding second preference votes.[2][3]

Lehar Singh is a staunch follower of Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi and admires his policies. Lehar Singh is perceived to be close to the then Chief Minister B.S. Yeddyurappa and was a crucial link between the Karnataka BJP unit and High Command.[4]

Political career

While Lehar Singh is known for taking up issues like drug menace and many others, on the other hand he is popular across the country for always being surrounded by controversies. In 2010, Singh sparked an uproar across the country when he published an advertisement in all Hindi dailies congratulating PM Narendra Modi, who was then the Gujarat Chief Minister for having won in the panchayat elections.[5] The advertisement was also interpreted as a response to Sushma Swaraj's statement during her campaign in Bihar where she mocked Narendra Modi for having a reach only in Gujarat and not the rest of the country.

In May 2013, Lehar Singh wrote an open letter[6] alleging that LK Advani, the BJP Party President had compromised on corruption in the past when it suited his interest. He accused Advani for taking a moral high ground over corruption and pushing for B.S. Yeddyurappa's removal from the BJP, which resulted in the party's loss in the Karnataka state election. Lehar Singh was suspended by the party over the issue.[7][8]

References
  1. The Times of India, The Times of India (18 May 2013). "BJP suspends Lehar Singh Siroya for criticising Advani". Archived from the original on 11 June 2022. Retrieved 11 June 2022.
  2. "Karnataka MLC poll results: Congress-4, BJP-2 and JD (S) 1". www.daijiworld.com. 10 June 2016.
  3. "Congress bags four seats, BJP two, JD-S one in Council polls". Business Standard. Press Trust of India. 10 June 2016.
  4. "Away from photo ops,he is BSY's bridge with high command". The Indian Express. 30 October 2010. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  5. Vyas, Neena (28 October 2010). "Modi supporters in BJP call upon him to move to the centre". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  6. "Lahar | Independent India | Politics Of India". Scribd. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  7. "'Is This The Party Of Indira Or Sonia Where You Can't Question Leaders?'". Outlook. Retrieved 6 August 2018.
  8. Kumar, B. s Satish (12 December 2018). "'Operation Kamala' will not help BJP provide stable govt., says Lahar Singh". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 13 December 2018.
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