J. P. Nadda

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{{short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=February 2017}}
{{Use Indian English|date=February 2017}}
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| alt = Jagat Prakash Nadda
| caption = J. P. Nadda addressing the Common Wealth Ministers in [[Geneva]] in 2015
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|df=yes|1960|12|02}}
| birth_place = [[Patna]], [[Bihar]], [[India]]
| nationality = {{flagicon|India}} [[Indian people|Indian]]
| office = 11th [[List of presidents of the Bharatiya Janata Party|President of the Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| vicepresident = [[Shivraj Singh Chauhan]]
| predecessor = [[Amit Shah]]
| successor =
| term_start = {{start date|2020|01|20|df=yes}}
| term_end =
| office2 = [[List of presidents of the Bharatiya Janata Party|Working President of the Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| president2 = [[Amit Shah]]
| term_start2 = {{start date|2019|06|17|df=yes}}
| term_end2 = {{end date|2020|01|20|df=yes}}
| predecessor2 = ''Position Established''
| successor2 = ''Position Abolished''
| office3 = [[Ministry of Health and Family Welfare (India)|Minister of Health and Family Welfare]]
| primeminister3 = [[Narendra Modi]]
| term_start3 = {{start date|2014|11|09|df=yes}}
| term_end3 = {{end date|2019|05|30|df=yes}}
| predecessor3 = [[Harsh Vardhan (Delhi politician)|Harsh Vardhan]]
| successor3 = [[Harsh Vardhan (Delhi Politician)|Harsh Vardhan]]
| office1 = [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha]]
| term_start1 = {{start date|2012|04|03|df=yes}}
| term_end1 =
| constituency1 = [[List of Rajya Sabha members from Himachal Pradesh|Himachal Pradesh]]
| predecessor1 = [[Viplove Thakur]]
| office4 = [[Government of Himachal Pradesh|Member of Legislative Assembly ,Himachal Pradesh]]<br>[[Cabinet Minister]]
| 1blankname4 = Chief Minister
| 1namedata4 = [[Prem Kumar Dhumal]]
| 2blankname4 = Ministry
| 2namedata4 = Forest, Environment, Science and Technology
| term_start4 = {{start date|2007}}
| term_end4 = {{end date|2012}}
| 1blankname5 = Chief Minister
| 1namedata5 = [[Prem Kumar Dhumal]]
| 2blankname5 = Ministry
| 2namedata5 = Health & Family Welfare and Parliamentary Affairs
| term_start5 = {{start date|1998}}
| term_end5 = {{end date|2003}}
| office6 = [[Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly|Member of Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly]]
| constituency6 = [[Bilaspur (Himachal Pradesh Assembly constituency)|Bilaspur]]
| assembly6 = Himachal Pradesh Legislative
| term_start6 = {{start date|2007}}
| term_end6 = {{end date|2012}}
| predecessor6 = [[Tilak Raj Sharma]]
| successor6 = [[Bumber Thakur]]
| constituency7 = [[Bilaspur (Himachal Pradesh Assembly constituency)|Bilaspur]]
| term_start7 = {{start date|1993}}
| term_end7 = {{end date|2003}}
| predecessor7 = [[Sada Ram Thakur]]
| successor7 = [[Tilak Raj Sharma]]
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| alma_mater = {{Unbulleted_list|[[Patna College]]<br />([[Bachelor of Arts]])|[[Faculty of Law, Himachal Pradesh University]]<br />([[LLB]])}}
| spouse = {{Marriage|Mallika Nadda|1991}}
| children = 2
| relatives = [[Jayashree Banerjee]] (mother-in-law)
| website = {{URL|JagatPrakashNadda.in}}
}}
'''Jagat Prakash Nadda''' (born 2 December 1960) is an Indian politician and lawyer serving as the [[List of presidents of the Bharatiya Janata Party|president]] of the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] since 20 January 2020.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Dutta |first1=Prabhash K. |title=JP Nadda gets full command of BJP in a journey that began with ABVP |url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/jp-nadda-gets-full-command-of-bjp-in-a-journey-that-began-with-abvp-1638497-2020-01-20 |access-date=20 January 2020 |work=India Today |date=20 January 2020 |language=en}}</ref> He was the BJP's working president from June 2019 to January 2020.<ref>{{cite news|title=JP Nadda elected as BJP national working president, Amit Shah to remain party chief|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/jp-nadda-bjp-national-working-president-5785258/|newspaper=The Indian Express|date=17 June 2019|access-date=25 June 2019}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=जेपी आंदोलन से सुर्खियों में आए थे जेपी नड्डा, बने विश्व की सबसे बड़ी पार्टी के राष्ट्रीय अध्यक्ष |url=https://www.amarujala.com/india-news/jp-nadda-new-president-of-the-bharatiya-janta-party-biography-all-about-jagat-prakash-nadda |access-date=20 January 2020 |work=Amar Ujala |date=20 January 2020}}</ref>

Nadda is the former [[Union Minister]] of Health and Family Welfare,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mohfw.nic.in/index1.php?lang=1&level=1&sublinkid=4145&lid=1598|title=Cabinet Minister|author=Ministry of Health & Family Welfare-Government of India|work=mohfw.nic.in}}</ref> and member of [[Rajya Sabha]] from [[Himachal Pradesh]] and Parliamentary Board Secretary of [[Bharatiya Janata Party]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.archive.india.gov.in/govt/rajyasabhampbiodata.php?mpcode=2204|title=Detailed Profile – Shri Jagat Prakash Nadda – Members of Parliament (Rajya Sabha) – Who's Who – Government: National Portal of India|work=india.gov.in}}</ref> Earlier, he was a Minister in [[Himachal Pradesh Government]].<ref name="bp">{{cite web|title=The Biography of Jagat Prakash (J P) Nadda|date=24 May 2014|url=http://news.biharprabha.com/2014/05/the-biography-of-jagat-prakash-j-p-nadda/|publisher=news.biharprabha.com|access-date=24 May 2014}}</ref>

==Personal life==
A [[Himachal Pradesh|Himachali]] by origin, Nadda was born on 2 December 1960 in a [[Brahmin]]<ref>https://jagatprakashnadda.in/about-jp-nadda/</ref> family to Narain Lall Nadda and Krishna Nadda in [[Patna]], [[Bihar]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Taneja |first1=Nidhi |title=JP Nadda: Born in Bihar but Himachali by origin, BJP's new president has a challenge in hand |url=https://www.indiatvnews.com/politics/national-jp-nadda-profile-bjp-president-bihar-himachali-origin-challenges-581354 |access-date=20 January 2020 |work=www.indiatvnews.com |date=20 January 2020 |language=en}}</ref><ref name="Profile"/> He has a brother named Jagat Bhushan Nadda.<ref>{{cite news |title=Jagat Prakash Nadda all set to head BJP |url=https://www.freepressjournal.in/india/jagat-prakash-nadda-all-set-to-head-bjp |access-date=20 February 2020 |work=Free Press Journal |date=31 May 2019 |language=en}}</ref> He was educated at [[St. Xavier's School, Patna]]. Thereafter he did his [[Bachelor of Arts|B.A]]. from [[Patna College]], [[Patna University]] and [[LL.B.]] from [[Faculty of Law, Himachal Pradesh University|Faculty of Law, Himachal Pradesh University, Shimla]]. As a child, he represented [[Bihar]] in the All India Junior Swimming Championship held at Delhi. Nadda married Mallika Nadda ([[née]] Banerjee) on 11 December 1991, with whom he has two sons.<ref name="Profile">{{cite web|url=http://www.archive.india.gov.in/govt/rajyasabhampbiodata.php?mpcode=2204|title=Detailed Profile: Shri Jagat Prakash Nadda}}</ref> His mother-in-law [[Jayashree Banerjee]] was elected to Lok Sabha in 1999.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Arnimesh |first1=Shanker |title=Himachal setbacks to Delhi rise — how Modi-Shah favourite JP Nadda became BJP chief |url=https://theprint.in/politics/himachal-setbacks-to-delhi-rise-how-modi-shah-favourite-jp-nadda-became-bjp-chief/351969/ |access-date=12 December 2020 |work=ThePrint |date=20 January 2020}}</ref> <ref>{{cite web | title = Jagat Prakash Nadda Biography | publisher=BJPHaryana.org | url = https://www.bjpharyana.org/bjppartypresident.php }}</ref>

===Health===
On December 13, 2020, Nadda tweeted out to his followers that he was tested positive for coronavirus after experiencing symptoms. He also asked those who have been in contact with him for the last few days to isolate themselves and get checked.<ref>{{cite news |title=Coronavirus {{!}} BJP chief J.P. Nadda tests positive for COVID-19 |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/coronavirus-bjp-chief-jp-nadda-tests-positive-for-covid-19/article33320876.ece |access-date=19 December 2020 |work=The Hindu |date=13 December 2020 |language=en-IN}}</ref>

==Political career==
Nadda was first elected to the [[Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly]] in the [[1993 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|election of 1993]] from [[Bilaspur (Himachal Pradesh Assembly constituency)|Bilaspur]]. He was [[1998 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|re-elected]] in 1998.

During his first term, he served as the Leader of his party group in the H.P. Legislative Assembly, from 1994 to 1998. He was the Minister of Health and Family Welfare and Parliamentary Affairs during his second term.<ref name=ein>{{Cite web|url=https://www.elections.in/political-leaders/jagat-prakash-nadda.html|title=Jagat Prakash Nadda Biography – About family, political life, awards won, history|website=www.elections.in|access-date=2 January 2020}}</ref>

Nadda was elected for another term in the [[2007 Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly election|2007 elections]]. After [[Prem Kumar Dhumal]] formed a government, he inducted Nadda in his cabinet, as cabinet minister responsible for Forest, Environment, Science and Technology, from 2008 to 2010.<ref name=ein />

Nadda did not seek re-election to the Legislative Assembly in 2012, and instead got elected to [[Rajya Sabha]], [[Indian Parliament]]'s [[upper chamber]].<ref name=ein /> In 2014, [[First Modi ministry|during a cabinet reshuffle]], Prime Minister [[Narendra Modi]] made Nadda, the [[Minister of Health and Family Welfare (India)|Minister of Health]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/prime-minister-narendra-modis-union-cabinet-expansion/article6580375.ece |newspaper=[[The Hindu]] |date=November 9, 2014 |title=21 new Ministers inducted into Modi Cabinet |author=Phiroze L. Vincent}}</ref>

Nadda was appointed as the national working president of the BJP in June 2019. On 20 January 2020, he was elected unanimously as the [[BJP]] National President, a role he took from [[Amit Shah]].<ref>{{Cite news | url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/who-is-jp-nadda-the-new-bjp-national-president/article30607088.ece | title=Who is JP Nadda, the new BJP national president?| newspaper=The Hindu| date=20 January 2020| last1=Hebbar| first1=Nistula|access-date=26 August 2020}}</ref>

In January 2021 in [[Bardhaman]], [[West Bengal]], Nadda started a new scheme ''Ek Muthi Chaawal Yojana''.<ref>{{cite news |title=नड्डा बोले, ममता जी आपकी जमीन खिसक चुकी है, चिड़िया खेत चुग चुकी है |url=https://www.amarujala.com/india-news/bjp-president-jp-nadda-reached-to-west-bengal-for-ahead-assembly-election-ek-mutthi-chawal-campaign |access-date=11 January 2021 |work=Amar Ujala |date=9 January 2021 |language=hi}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*{{URL|https://jagatprakashnadda.in/|Official website}}

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[[Category:Presidents of Bharatiya Janata Party]]
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