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{{short description|Indian politician}}
{{Use Indian English|date=May 2017}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=March 2020}}
{{Infobox officeholder
| name = Kailash Vijayvargiya
| image = Kailash Vijayvargiya BJP.jpg
| caption =
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1956|5|13|df=y}}
| birth_place = [[Indore]], [[Madhya Bharat]], [[India]]<br/>(now in [[Madhya Pradesh]], India)
| residence = 880/9, Nandanagar, Indore, Madhya Pradesh, India
| death_date =
| death_place =
| office = [[BJP| National General Secretary in charge of West Bengal Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| president = {{unbulleted list|[[Amit Shah]]|[[J. P. Nadda]]}}
| term_start = 2015
| office2 = [[Member of Legislative Assembly]], [[Madhya Pradesh]]
| constituency2 = [[Dr. Ambedkar Nagar-Mhow (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Mhow]]
| term_start2 = 2008
| term_end2 = 2018
| predecessor2 = [[Antar Singh Darbar]]
| party = [[Bharatiya Janata Party]]
| spouse = Asha Vijayvargiya
| children = 2, including [[Akash Vijayvargiya]]
| website = {{url|https://kailashonline.in/}}
| footnotes =
| source = [http://www.kailashonline.in | Website]
| office4 = [[Indore|Mayor of Indore]]
| successor4 = Dr. Umashashi Sharma
| preceded4 = Madhukar Verma
| parents =
| country = [[India]]
| alma_mater = [[Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya]], [[Indore]]
| office6 = [[Corporator]], [[Indore Municipal Corporation]]
| term_start6 = 1983
| term_end6 = 1988
| term_start4 = 2000
| term_end4 = 2005
| office5 = [[Cabinet Minister]],
[[Government of Madhya Pradesh]]
| termstart5 = December 2013
| termend5 = 2016
| succeeded2 = [[Usha Thakur]]
| office3 =
| term_start3 = 1993
| term_end3 = 2008
| constituency3 = [[Indore-2 (Vidhan Sabha constituency)|Indore-2]]
| succeeded3 = [[Ramesh Mendola]]
}}

'''Kailash Vijayvargiya''' (born 13 May 1956) is an Indian politician serving as National General Secretary of [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] .<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.bjp.org/organisation/office-bearers|title=National Office Bearers|last=Administrator|website=www.bjp.org|access-date=24 March 2016}}</ref> He started his political career in the Indore [[Bharatiya Janata Party]], and was the mayor of Indore, a six-time legislator who has never lost an assembly election, and a [[Government of Madhya Pradesh|state government]] cabinet minister for over 12 years before being elevated to the party's central leadership.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ndtv.com/india-news/bjps-kailash-vijayvargiya-makes-friends-and-controversies-easily-1240154|title=BJP's Kailash Vijayvargiya Makes Friends and Controversies Easily|website=NDTV.com|access-date=24 March 2016}}</ref>

Vijavargiya was made in charge of BJP's election campaign for [[Haryana]] in 2014,<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/chandigarh/mp-minister-vijayvargiya-appointed-bjp-s-election-in-charge-for-haryana/story-EDkjlkyjNxzDSIOSKs6uBK.html|title=MP minister Vijayvargiya appointed BJP's election in-charge for Haryana|website=www.hindustantimes.com|access-date=24 March 2016|date=26 August 2014}}</ref> after which BJP gained a majority in the assembly election. This victory allowed him to gain a more central role in party leadership, and in June 2015 he was appointed national general secretary by party president [[Amit Shah]],<ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/mp-minister-kailash-vijayvargiya-appointed-bjp-general-secretary-115061701293_1.html|title=MP minister Kailash Vijayvargiya appointed BJP general secretary|access-date=24 March 2016|newspaper=Business Standard India|date=17 June 2015}}</ref> and the new leader of the BJP in [[West Bengal]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://indianexpress.com/article/cities/kolkata/bjp-affairs-in-charge-siddharth-nath-singh-loses-bengal-to-kailash-vijayvargiya-gets-andhra/|title=BJP affairs in-charge: Siddharth Nath Singh loses Bengal to Kailash Vijayvargiya, gets Andhra|date=4 July 2015|website=The Indian Express|access-date=24 March 2016}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Vijavargiya was born on 13 May 1956 to Shankardayal Vijavargiya in [[Indore]]. He graduated with a [[Bachelor of Science]] degree and later earned an [[LLB]]. Vijavargiya is married to Asha Vijayvargiya, with whom he has two sons, including politician [[Akash Vijayvargiya]].<ref name="Profile">{{cite web |title=耂वजयवग틽ᘂय, ꈅी कैलाश |url=http://mpvidhansabha.nic.in/14thvs/2014_209.pdf |website=mpvidhansabha |access-date=24 January 2020}}</ref>

== Political career ==
Vijayvargiya entered politics through [[Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad]] (ABVP) in 1975. He became a corporator of the Indore Municipal Corporation in 1983 and a member of the standing committee in 1985. He has been the state secretary of the [[Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha]] (BJYM), the BJP, and Indore, and the co-ordinator of State BJP legal cell. He became the state co-ordinator of Vidyarthi Parishad in 1985, state vice-president of the BJYM in 1992, and the national general secretary of the BJYM and the leader of Gujarat in 1993. Vijayvargiya was elected to the Vidhan Sabha in 1990, 1993, 1998, 2003, 2008, and 2013.<ref name="auto">{{Cite web|url=https://www.mpinfo.org/mpinfostatic/english/council/cabinetmin/kailash_Vijayvergiya.asp|title=Department Of Public Relations,Madhya Pradesh|website=www.mpinfo.org|access-date=19 December 2019}}</ref>

He was in charge of the BJP's Haryana state assembly election campaign in 2014, when the party registered its first win in the [[2014 Haryana Legislative Assembly election|Haryana state assembly election]], taking BJP's tally from 4 to 47 seats.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/assembly-elections-2015/haryana/story/haryana-election-results-2014-live-223718-2014-10-18|title=Haryana election result: BJP wins 46 seats, gets majority|date=18 October 2014|website=India Today|access-date=19 December 2019}}</ref> He was named the National General Secretary of the Bharatiya Janata Party as well as the party leader for [[West Bengal]] in 2015.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sengupta |first1=Tamal |title=BJP brings Kailash Vijayavargiya as in-charge for Bengal unit |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/bjp-brings-kailash-vijayavargiya-as-in-charge-for-bengal-unit/articleshow/47929794.cms |access-date=30 March 2021 |work=The Economic Times |date=3 July 2015}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |title=Kailash Vijayvargiya appointed observer of Bengal BJP |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/kolkata/kailash-vijayvargiya-appointed-observer-of-bengal-bjp/article7387656.ece |access-date=30 March 2021 |work=The Hindu |date=5 July 2015 |language=en}}</ref>
He was included in the top 100 influential person list of India for year 2021. <ref>|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/express-exclusive/ie100-indias-most-powerful-2021-7248171</ref>
He was considered as a game changer for BJP in West Bengal as party won 18 seat in 2019 Lok sabha election. <ref>{{Cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/elections/lok-sabha-election-results-with-18-seats-40-vote-share-bjp-trinamool-congress-pm-modi-mamata-banerjee-5745598/|title = West Bengal results: With 18 seats, 40% vote share, BJP breathes down Trinamool Congress's neck|date = 24 May 2019}}</ref>
== Mayoral stint ==
Vijayvargiya became the first directly elected mayor of Indore Municipal Corporation in 2000. He was nominated president of the South Asia Mayors’ Council in 2003, and led the Indian Voluntary Organisation’s team at the World Earth Summit in [[Durban]].<ref name="auto"/>

== In state administration ==
Vijayvargiya was sworn in as cabinet minister in [[Government of Madhya Pradesh|Madhya Pradesh Government]] on 8 December 2008, and given portfolios of Public Works, Parliamentary Affairs, Urban Administration and Development. He was given a portfolio of Religious Trusts, Endowment, and Rehabilitation on 1 July 2004. Vijayvargiya again joined Babulal Gaur's Council of Ministers as Public Works Minister on 27 August 2004. He was re-inducted into Shivraj Singh Chouhan's Council of Ministers on 4 December 2005, as a Public Works, Information Technology, and Science & Technology Minister.<ref name="Profile"/>

In the second cabinet under [[Shivraj Singh Chouhan]] (post-2008 elections), Vijayvargiya held portfolios of IT and Industries. In the third cabinet (post-2013 elections), Vijayvargiya held the portfolio of Urban Development.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://archive.indianexpress.com/news/chouhan-allocates-portfolios-gaur-gets-home/1211026/|title=Chouhan allocates portfolios, Gaur gets Home - Indian Express|website=archive.indianexpress.com|access-date=19 December 2019}}</ref>

== Controversies ==
When talking to reporters about the [[Vyapam Scam]] which involved former BJP leader [[Laxmikant Sharma]], Vijayvargiya said, "For us it (Vyapam) is a ''chutput'' (small) scam. It may be big for you."<ref>{{cite news |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-others/vyapam-a-minor-scam-our-morale-not-down-bjp-leader-kailash-vijaywargiya/ |title=Vyapam a minor scam, our morale not down: BJP leader Kailash Vijayvargiya |date=14 July 2015 |newspaper=The Indian Express}}</ref> When asked about journalist Akshay Singh, who was mysteriously murdered while investigating the scandal, Vijayvargiya said, "Forget that journalist who died. Is he more important than I am?"<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.news18.com/news/politics/mp-minister-kailash-vijayvargiya-pulled-up-by-amit-shah-for-his-controversial-remark-on-deceased-journalist-1016619.html |title=MP Minister Kailash Vijayvargiya pulled up by Amit Shah for his controversial remark on deceased journalist |date=6 July 2015 |work=News18 |access-date=13 February 2021}}</ref>

In 2015, when [[Shah Rukh Khan]] commented that India had been undergoing a period of increased intolerance, Vijayvargiya tweeted to his followers that "Shah Rukh Khan lives in India, but his heart is in Pakistan. His films make crores here but he finds India intolerant," as well as "When many died in Bombay in 1993, where was Shah Rukh Khan? When 26/11 attacks took place in Mumbai, where was Shah Rukh?"<ref>{{cite news |last1=Sonali |first1=Kriti |title=Raees vs Kaabil: BJP leader Kailash Vijayvargiya targets Shah Rukh Khan, supports Hrithik Roshan. See pic |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/entertainment/bollywood/raees-vs-kaabil-bjp-leader-kailash-vijayvargiya-hits-out-at-shah-rukh-khan-supports-hrithik-roshan-see-pic-4486464/ |access-date=12 February 2021 |work=The Indian Express |date=25 January 2017 |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.news18.com/news/india/bjps-kailash-vijayvargiya-comes-under-sharp-criticism-for-saying-shah-rukh-lives-in-india-but-his-soul-is-in-pakistan-1160316.html |title=BJP's Kailash Vijayvargiya comes under sharp criticism for saying 'Shah Rukh lives in India, but his soul is in Pakistan' |date=4 November 2015 |work=News18 |access-date=13 February 2021}}</ref>

In 2016, on the heels of [[India–Pakistan military confrontation (2016–present)|surgical strikes by the Indian Army]] in [[Pakistan-administered Kashmir]], Vijayvargiya stated that asking for proof of the strikes or in any way questioning the [[Indian Army|Indian Armed Forces]] would amount to an act of [[sedition]].<ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/news-ani/asking-for-proof-on-surgical-strikes-amounts-to-sedition-says-kailash-vijayvargiya-116101300337_1.html |title=Asking for proof on surgical strikes amounts to sedition, says Kailash Vijayvargiya |last=ANI |date=13 October 2016 |work=Business Standard |access-date=13 February 2021}}</ref>

In 2013, In Indore, talking to the journalists about the rapes in India, Vijayvargiya said women must keep themselves within the limits of 'maryada' else face the consequences.<ref>{{cite news |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Maintain-maryada-or-face-music-BJP-minister-Kailash-Vijayvargiya-tells-women/articleshow/17895424.cms |title=Maintain maryada or face music: Kailash Vijayvargiya |date=4 January 2013 |work=Times Of India |access-date=13 February 2021}}</ref>

In 2019, he was again embroiled in controversy for defending his son, [[Akash Vijayvargiya]], who beat a government official with a bat. The government official had come to inspect and demolish an old building in Indore.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/bjps-kailash-vijayvargiya-defends-son-akash-vijayvargiya-who-hit-official-with-bat-says-hes-a-novice-2061944|title="He's A Novice": BJP's Kailash Vijayvargiya Defends Son Who Hit Official|website=NDTV.com|access-date=1 July 2019}}</ref>

On 5 January 2020, Vijayvargiya was charged by MP Police on charges of threatening government officials during an RSS event in Indore.<ref>{{cite news |last1=Yadav |first1=Sidharth |title=350 BJP cadres, including Kailash Vijayvargiya, booked for 'threatening' govt officials in Madhya Pradesh |url=https://www.thehindu.com/news/national/other-states/350-bjp-cadres-including-kailash-vijayvargiya-booked-for-threatening-govt-officials-in-madhya-pradesh/article30484384.ece |access-date=5 January 2020 |work=The Hindu |date=5 January 2020 |language=en-IN}}</ref> On 20 January, he drew criticism with his remark stating that labourers who recently carried out construction work at his house could be Bangladeshis. He found eating habits of some of the workers 'strange' as they were eating only [[Poha (rice)|Poha]], a common food item in the subcontinent.<ref>{{cite news |title=Kailash Vijayvargiya says suspicious of workers' nationality because of 'strange' eating habits; Opposition says comments reflect BJP's racist, communal mindset |url=https://www.firstpost.com/india/kailash-vijayvargiya-says-suspicious-of-construction-workers-nationality-because-of-strange-eating-habits-opposition-says-comments-reflect-bjps-racist-communal-mindset-7953021.html |access-date=25 January 2020 |work=Firstpost |date=24 January 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Banerjie |first1=Monideepa |title=BJP's Kailash Vijayvargiya Says Bangladeshis Eat Poha, Twitter Goes ROFL |url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/bjps-kailash-vijayvargiya-says-bangladeshis-eat-poha-twitter-goes-rofl-2169308 |access-date=25 January 2020 |work=NDTV.com |date=24 January 2020}}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=IANS |title=BJP leader Kailash Vijayvargiya slammed for 'poha' remark on Bangladeshis - Times of India |url=https://m.timesofindia.com/india/bjp-leader-kailash-vijayvargiya-slammed-for-poha-remark-on-bangladeshis/amp_articleshow/73579624.cms |access-date=25 January 2020 |work=The Times of India |date=24 January 2020 |language=en}}</ref>

== See also ==
* [[List of people from Madhya Pradesh]]
* [[:Category:Bharatiya Janata Party politicians]]

==References==
{{reflist}}
== External links ==
* {{URL|https://kailashonline.in/}}

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