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	'''Vellamvelly Muraleedharan''' (born 12 December 1958) is an Indian [[politician]] from [[Kerala]] and current Union Minister of State for [[Ministry of External Affairs (India)\|External Affairs]] & [[Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs (India)\|Parliamentary Affairs]] of India since from 30 May 2019.He was the eighth State President of [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP) in [[Kerala]].<ref>V. Muraleedharan is new Kerala state BJP chief. The New Indian Express. 6 January 2010 http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/article218962.ece</ref><ref>V Muraleedharan to continue as BJP Kerala President. Indian Express. 18 February 2013. http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/article1469297.ece</ref><ref>V Muraleedharan to continue as BJP President. Mathrubhumi. 18 February 2013 http://www.mathrubhumi.com/english/news/kerala/v-muralidharan-to-continue-as-bjp-state-president-133260.html</ref> He is also a [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha\|Member of Parliament]] in the [[Rajya Sabha]], the upper house of the [[Parliament of India\|Indian Parliament]]. He was sworn in as a [[Union minister\|Union Minister]] on 30 May 2019. On 12 June 2019, Muraleedharan was appointed Government [[Deputy Chief Whip]] in the Rajya Sabha.		'''Vellamvelly Muraleedharan''' (born 12 December 1958) is an Indian [[politician]] from [[Kerala]] and current Union Minister of State for [[Ministry of External Affairs (India)\|External Affairs]] & [[Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs (India)\|Parliamentary Affairs]] of India since from 30 May 2019.He was the eighth State President of [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP) in [[Kerala]].<ref>V. Muraleedharan is new Kerala state BJP chief. The New Indian Express. 6 January 2010 http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/article218962.ece</ref><ref>V Muraleedharan to continue as BJP Kerala President. Indian Express. 18 February 2013. http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/article1469297.ece</ref><ref>V Muraleedharan to continue as BJP President. Mathrubhumi. 18 February 2013 http://www.mathrubhumi.com/english/news/kerala/v-muralidharan-to-continue-as-bjp-state-president-133260.html</ref> He is also a [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha\|Member of Parliament]] in the [[Rajya Sabha]], the upper house of the [[Parliament of India\|Indian Parliament]] representing the state of [[Maharashtra]]. He was sworn in as a [[Union minister\|Union Minister]] on 30 May 2019. On 12 June 2019, Muraleedharan was appointed Government [[Deputy Chief Whip]] in the Rajya Sabha.

	==Early life and politics==		==Early life and politics==

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	'''Vellamvelly Muraleedharan''' (born 12 December 1958) is an Indian [[politician]] from [[Kerala~~]] representing the [[Bharatiya Janata Party~~]] and ~~the~~ current Union Minister of State for [[Ministry of External Affairs (India)\|External Affairs]] & [[Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs (India)\|Parliamentary Affairs]]. He was the eighth State President of [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP) in [[Kerala]].<ref>V. Muraleedharan is new Kerala state BJP chief. The New Indian Express. 6 January 2010 http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/article218962.ece</ref><ref>V Muraleedharan to continue as BJP Kerala President. Indian Express. 18 February 2013. http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/article1469297.ece</ref><ref>V Muraleedharan to continue as BJP President. Mathrubhumi. 18 February 2013 http://www.mathrubhumi.com/english/news/kerala/v-muralidharan-to-continue-as-bjp-state-president-133260.html</ref> He is also a [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha\|Member of Parliament]] in the [[Rajya Sabha]], the upper house of the [[Parliament of India\|Indian Parliament]]. He was sworn in as a [[Union minister\|Union Minister]] on 30 May 2019. On 12 June 2019, Muraleedharan was appointed Government [[Deputy Chief Whip]] in the Rajya Sabha.		'''Vellamvelly Muraleedharan''' (born 12 December 1958) is an Indian [[politician]] from [[Kerala]] and current Union Minister of State for [[Ministry of External Affairs (India)\|External Affairs]] & [[Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs (India)\|Parliamentary Affairs]] of India since from 30 May 2019.He was the eighth State President of [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP) in [[Kerala]].<ref>V. Muraleedharan is new Kerala state BJP chief. The New Indian Express. 6 January 2010 http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/article218962.ece</ref><ref>V Muraleedharan to continue as BJP Kerala President. Indian Express. 18 February 2013. http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/article1469297.ece</ref><ref>V Muraleedharan to continue as BJP President. Mathrubhumi. 18 February 2013 http://www.mathrubhumi.com/english/news/kerala/v-muralidharan-to-continue-as-bjp-state-president-133260.html</ref> He is also a [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha\|Member of Parliament]] in the [[Rajya Sabha]], the upper house of the [[Parliament of India\|Indian Parliament]]. He was sworn in as a [[Union minister\|Union Minister]] on 30 May 2019. On 12 June 2019, Muraleedharan was appointed Government [[Deputy Chief Whip]] in the Rajya Sabha.

	==Early life and politics==		==Early life and politics==
	Muraleedharan was born to Vannathanveetil Gopalan and Nampally Vellamvelly Devaki on 12 December 1958 at Eranholi, Thalassery in Kannur District. He was educated at Kodakkalam UP School and thereafter at [[St Joseph's Higher Secondary School, Thalassery]]. He is a graduate in English literature from [[Government Brennen College, Thalassery]]. He was closely associated with [[Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad\|Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP)]] right from his school days.<ref name="PrimaryBio">{{cite web \| url=http://vmuraleedharan.co.in/personal-profile/ \| title=Journey of V. Muraleedharan \| publisher=V. Muraleedharan (official site) \| access-date=5 July 2015 }}</ref>		Muraleedharan was born to Vannathanveetil Gopalan and Nampally Vellamvelly Devaki on 12 December 1958 at Eranholi, Thalassery in [[Kannur]] District. He was educated at Kodakkalam UP School and thereafter at [[St Joseph's Higher Secondary School, Thalassery]]. He is a graduate in English literature from [[Government Brennen College, Thalassery]]. He was closely associated with [[Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad\|Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP)]] right from his school days.<ref name="PrimaryBio">{{cite web \| url=http://vmuraleedharan.co.in/personal-profile/ \| title=Journey of V. Muraleedharan \| publisher=V. Muraleedharan (official site) \| access-date=5 July 2015 }}</ref>

	He began his political activities during the days of [[The Emergency (India)\|National Emergency that gripped India from June 1975 to March 1977]]. In 1978 as the Taluk President, he led ABVP in Thalassery. He became the Kannur District Secretary in 1979 and the State Joint Secretary of ABVP in 1980.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://english.mathrubhumi.com/election/2019/loksabha-election/kerala/from-abvp-activist-to-union-minister-meteroic-rise-of-v-muraleedharan-1.3834897\|title=From ABVP activist to union minister; meteroic rise of V Muraleedharan\|website=Mathrubhumi}}</ref>		He began his political activities during the days of [[The Emergency (India)\|National Emergency that gripped India from June 1975 to March 1977]]. In 1978 as the Taluk President, he led ABVP in Thalassery. He became the Kannur District Secretary in 1979 and the State Joint Secretary of ABVP in 1980.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://english.mathrubhumi.com/election/2019/loksabha-election/kerala/from-abvp-activist-to-union-minister-meteroic-rise-of-v-muraleedharan-1.3834897\|title=From ABVP activist to union minister; meteroic rise of V Muraleedharan\|website=Mathrubhumi}}</ref>
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	Muraleedharan shifted his activities to the RSS at [[Kozhikode district\|Kozhikode]] and became a full-time worker of ABVP. He quit his job later and was elected as the State Organizing Secretary of ABVP in 1983 at the age of 25. From 1987 to 1990, he also held the additional responsibility as All India Secretary of ABVP<ref>Biodata. Kerala Assembly.org http://keralaassembly.org/lok/sabha/biodata.php4?no=52&name=V.%20Muraleedharan</ref> During his 11 years tenure (1983–1994) as the State Organising Secretary,<ref>{{Cite web \| url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/rss-sangh-nda-bjp-l-k-advani-narendra-modi-cover-story/1/404054.html \|title = The low-profile RSS apparatchik is the newface of power in the NDA}}</ref> he worked closely with [[K. N. Govindacharya\|K.N. Govindacharya]] and [[Dattatreya Hosabale\|Dattatraya Hosabale]], who were then the successive South Zone Organising Secretaries of the ABVP. The ABVP team during 1983–1994 at the state and national level had leaders including [[Ananth Kumar]] ([[Karnataka]]), [[Sushil Modi]] ([[Bihar]]), [[Jagat Prakash Nadda]], ([[Himachal Pradesh]]), Muraleedhara Rao ([[Rajasthan]]), Harendra Kumar (Former All India General Secretary), [[Om Prakash Kohli]] (All India President), Professor Late [[Balavant Apte\|Bal Apte]], (All India President), [[Vinod Tawde]] and Chandrakant Patil (All India General Secretaries).<ref>Rise of the Pracharak. India Today Archive Cover story 8 December 2014. http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/rss-sangh-nda-bjp-l-k-advani-narendra-modi-cover-story/1/404054.html</ref>		Muraleedharan shifted his activities to the RSS at [[Kozhikode district\|Kozhikode]] and became a full-time worker of ABVP. He quit his job later and was elected as the State Organizing Secretary of ABVP in 1983 at the age of 25. From 1987 to 1990, he also held the additional responsibility as All India Secretary of ABVP<ref>Biodata. Kerala Assembly.org http://keralaassembly.org/lok/sabha/biodata.php4?no=52&name=V.%20Muraleedharan</ref> During his 11 years tenure (1983–1994) as the State Organising Secretary,<ref>{{Cite web \| url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/rss-sangh-nda-bjp-l-k-advani-narendra-modi-cover-story/1/404054.html \|title = The low-profile RSS apparatchik is the newface of power in the NDA}}</ref> he worked closely with [[K. N. Govindacharya\|K.N. Govindacharya]] and [[Dattatreya Hosabale\|Dattatraya Hosabale]], who were then the successive South Zone Organising Secretaries of the ABVP. The ABVP team during 1983–1994 at the state and national level had leaders including [[Ananth Kumar]] ([[Karnataka]]), [[Sushil Modi]] ([[Bihar]]), [[Jagat Prakash Nadda]], ([[Himachal Pradesh]]), Muraleedhara Rao ([[Rajasthan]]), Harendra Kumar (Former All India General Secretary), [[Om Prakash Kohli]] (All India President), Professor Late [[Balavant Apte\|Bal Apte]], (All India President), [[Vinod Tawde]] and Chandrakant Patil (All India General Secretaries).<ref>Rise of the Pracharak. India Today Archive Cover story 8 December 2014. http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/rss-sangh-nda-bjp-l-k-advani-narendra-modi-cover-story/1/404054.html</ref>

	Muraleedharan left for [[Mumbai]] when he was appointed All India General Secretary of ABVP for the term 1994–1996.<ref>{{Cite web \| url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/v-muraleedharan-is-new-bjp-kerala-unit-president/article1-494354.aspx \|title = V Muraleedharan is new BJP Kerala unit President\|date = 6 January 2010}}</ref>		Muraleedharan left for [[Mumbai]] when he was appointed All India General Secretary of ABVP for the term 1994–1996.<ref>{{Cite web \| url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/v-muraleedharan-is-new-bjp-kerala-unit-president/article1-494354.aspx \|title = V Muraleedharan is new BJP Kerala unit President\|date = 6 January 2010}}{{dead link\|date=August 2021\|bot=medic}}{{cbignore\|bot=medic}}</ref>

	Muraleedharan returned to Kerala in 1997 on a research project of Khadi and Village Industries Commission at [[Trivandrum]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.reporter.live/english/v-muraleedharan-to-swear-in-as-minister-in-next-modi-regime/21238/\|title=V Muraleedharan to swear in as minister in next Modi regime\|date=30 May 2019\|website=Reporter Live}}</ref>		Muraleedharan returned to Kerala in 1997 on a research project of Khadi and Village Industries Commission at [[Trivandrum]].<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.reporter.live/english/v-muraleedharan-to-swear-in-as-minister-in-next-modi-regime/21238/\|title=V Muraleedharan to swear in as minister in next Modi regime\|date=30 May 2019\|website=Reporter Live}}</ref>
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	The Kerala BJP had a vote share of 10.8 percent in the 2014 Lok Sabha Election whereas it recorded 6.4 percent in 2009. The total votes BJP got in the local body elections was nearly 28 Lakhs.<ref>{{cite news \| url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/bjp-to-form-new-front-in-state-muraleedharan/article6021202.ece \| title=BJP to form new front in State \| newspaper=The Hindu \| date=18 May 2014 \| access-date=5 July 2015 }}</ref> The 2014–2015 membership drive has expanded the party membership base from 5.75 lakhs to 20 lakhs.<ref>BJP Chief Confident of Party's Growth. The New Indian Express. 4 April 2015 http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/BJP-Chief-Confident-of-Partys-Growth/2015/04/04/article2746423.ece</ref>		The Kerala BJP had a vote share of 10.8 percent in the 2014 Lok Sabha Election whereas it recorded 6.4 percent in 2009. The total votes BJP got in the local body elections was nearly 28 Lakhs.<ref>{{cite news \| url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/bjp-to-form-new-front-in-state-muraleedharan/article6021202.ece \| title=BJP to form new front in State \| newspaper=The Hindu \| date=18 May 2014 \| access-date=5 July 2015 }}</ref> The 2014–2015 membership drive has expanded the party membership base from 5.75 lakhs to 20 lakhs.<ref>BJP Chief Confident of Party's Growth. The New Indian Express. 4 April 2015 http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/BJP-Chief-Confident-of-Partys-Growth/2015/04/04/article2746423.ece</ref>

	In April 2018, he was elected to Rajya Sabha ~~from [[Maharashtra]]~~. He is the 5th ever BJP MP from Kerala ~~state~~. Currently, he is the state in-charge of Andhra Pradesh BJP.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/muraleedharan-made-andhra-pradesh-bjp-in-charge/story-4agXIOIIh2DPdbHA0os0aI.html\|title=Muraleedharan made Andhra Pradesh BJP in charge\|date=31 July 2018\|website=Hindustan Times}}</ref>		In April 2018, he was elected to Rajya Sabha the upper house of Parliament. He is the 5th ever BJP MP from Kerala. Currently, he is the state in-charge of Andhra Pradesh BJP.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/muraleedharan-made-andhra-pradesh-bjp-in-charge/story-4agXIOIIh2DPdbHA0os0aI.html\|title=Muraleedharan made Andhra Pradesh BJP in charge\|date=31 July 2018\|website=Hindustan Times}}</ref>

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	*In May 2019, Muraleedharan became Minister of State for [[Ministry of External Affairs (India)\|External Affairs]] and [[Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs (India)\|Parliamentary Affairs]].<ref>{{citation \|title=PM Modi allocates portfolios. Full list of new ministers \|url=https://www.livemint.com/politics/news/pm-modi-allocates-portfolios-full-list-of-new-ministers-1559288502067.html \|work=[[Live Mint]] \|date=31 May 2019 }}</ref>		*In May 2019, Muraleedharan became Minister of State for [[Ministry of External Affairs (India)\|External Affairs]] and [[Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs (India)\|Parliamentary Affairs]].<ref>{{citation \|title=PM Modi allocates portfolios. Full list of new ministers \|url=https://www.livemint.com/politics/news/pm-modi-allocates-portfolios-full-list-of-new-ministers-1559288502067.html \|work=[[Live Mint]] \|date=31 May 2019 }}</ref>
	*On 12 June 2019, he was appointed as the Govt. Deputy Chief Whip of Rajyasabha.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/bjp-forms-new-parliamentary-party-executive-committee/article27878522.ece\|title=BJP Parliamentary party reconstituted: PM is leader in Lok Sabha, Rajnath Singh his deputy~~\|first=Our\|last=Bureau~~\|website=@businessline}}</ref>		*On 12 June 2019, he was appointed as the Govt. Deputy Chief Whip of Rajyasabha.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/bjp-forms-new-parliamentary-party-executive-committee/article27878522.ece\|title=BJP Parliamentary party reconstituted: PM is leader in Lok Sabha, Rajnath Singh his deputy\|website=@businessline}}</ref>
	*In 2019, He has been elected as the President of [[Dakshina Bharat Hindi Prachar Sabha]], in Chennai.<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Welcome to Dakshin Bharath Hindi Prachar Sabha {{!}} Introduction\|url=https://www.dbhpscentral.org/admin.php\|access-date=2021-07-06\|website=www.dbhpscentral.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|title=Outlook India Photo Gallery - V. Muraleedharan\|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/photos/people/v-muraleedharan/18883?photo-219160\|access-date=2021-07-06\|website=~~https://~~www.outlookindia.com/}}</ref>		*In 2019, He has been elected as the President of [[Dakshina Bharat Hindi Prachar Sabha]], in Chennai.<ref>{{Cite web\|title=Welcome to Dakshin Bharath Hindi Prachar Sabha {{!}} Introduction\|url=https://www.dbhpscentral.org/admin.php\|access-date=2021-07-06\|website=www.dbhpscentral.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web\|title=Outlook India Photo Gallery - V. Muraleedharan\|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/photos/people/v-muraleedharan/18883?photo-219160\|access-date=2021-07-06\|website=www.outlookindia.com/}}</ref>

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'''Vellamvelly Muraleedharan''' (born 12 December 1958) is an Indian [[politician]] from [[Kerala]] representing the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] and the current Union Minister of State for [[Ministry of External Affairs (India)|External Affairs]] & [[Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs (India)|Parliamentary Affairs]]. He was the eighth State President of [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] (BJP) in [[Kerala]].<ref>V. Muraleedharan is new Kerala state BJP chief. The New Indian Express. 6 January 2010 http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/article218962.ece</ref><ref>V Muraleedharan to continue as BJP Kerala President. Indian Express. 18 February 2013. http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/article1469297.ece</ref><ref>V Muraleedharan to continue as BJP President. Mathrubhumi. 18 February 2013 http://www.mathrubhumi.com/english/news/kerala/v-muralidharan-to-continue-as-bjp-state-president-133260.html</ref> He is also a [[Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha|Member of Parliament]] in the [[Rajya Sabha]], the upper house of the [[Parliament of India|Indian Parliament]]. He was sworn in as a [[Union minister|Union Minister]] on 30 May 2019. On 12 June 2019, Muraleedharan was appointed Government [[Deputy Chief Whip]] in the Rajya Sabha.

==Early life and politics==
Muraleedharan was born to Vannathanveetil Gopalan and Nampally Vellamvelly Devaki on 12 December 1958 at Eranholi, Thalassery in Kannur District. He was educated at Kodakkalam UP School and thereafter at [[St Joseph's Higher Secondary School, Thalassery]]. He is a graduate in English literature from [[Government Brennen College, Thalassery]]. He was closely associated with [[Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad|Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP)]] right from his school days.<ref name="PrimaryBio">{{cite web | url=http://vmuraleedharan.co.in/personal-profile/ | title=Journey of V. Muraleedharan | publisher=V. Muraleedharan (official site) | access-date=5 July 2015 }}</ref>

He began his political activities during the days of [[The Emergency (India)|National Emergency that gripped India from June 1975 to March 1977]]. In 1978 as the Taluk President, he led ABVP in Thalassery. He became the Kannur District Secretary in 1979 and the State Joint Secretary of ABVP in 1980.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://english.mathrubhumi.com/election/2019/loksabha-election/kerala/from-abvp-activist-to-union-minister-meteroic-rise-of-v-muraleedharan-1.3834897|title=From ABVP activist to union minister; meteroic rise of V Muraleedharan|website=Mathrubhumi}}</ref>

Muraleedharan shifted his activities to the RSS at [[Kozhikode district|Kozhikode]] and became a full-time worker of ABVP. He quit his job later and was elected as the State Organizing Secretary of ABVP in 1983 at the age of 25. From 1987 to 1990, he also held the additional responsibility as All India Secretary of ABVP<ref>Biodata. Kerala Assembly.org http://keralaassembly.org/lok/sabha/biodata.php4?no=52&name=V.%20Muraleedharan</ref> During his 11 years tenure (1983–1994) as the State Organising Secretary,<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/rss-sangh-nda-bjp-l-k-advani-narendra-modi-cover-story/1/404054.html |title = The low-profile RSS apparatchik is the newface of power in the NDA}}</ref> he worked closely with [[K. N. Govindacharya|K.N. Govindacharya]] and [[Dattatreya Hosabale|Dattatraya Hosabale]], who were then the successive South Zone Organising Secretaries of the ABVP. The ABVP team during 1983–1994 at the state and national level had leaders including [[Ananth Kumar]] ([[Karnataka]]), [[Sushil Modi]] ([[Bihar]]), [[Jagat Prakash Nadda]], ([[Himachal Pradesh]]), Muraleedhara Rao ([[Rajasthan]]), Harendra Kumar (Former All India General Secretary), [[Om Prakash Kohli]] (All India President), Professor Late [[Balavant Apte|Bal Apte]], (All India President), [[Vinod Tawde]] and Chandrakant Patil (All India General Secretaries).<ref>Rise of the Pracharak. India Today Archive Cover story 8 December 2014. http://indiatoday.intoday.in/story/rss-sangh-nda-bjp-l-k-advani-narendra-modi-cover-story/1/404054.html</ref>

Muraleedharan left for [[Mumbai]] when he was appointed All India General Secretary of ABVP for the term 1994–1996.<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/v-muraleedharan-is-new-bjp-kerala-unit-president/article1-494354.aspx |title = V Muraleedharan is new BJP Kerala unit President|date = 6 January 2010}}</ref>

Muraleedharan returned to Kerala in 1997 on a research project of Khadi and Village Industries Commission at [[Trivandrum]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.reporter.live/english/v-muraleedharan-to-swear-in-as-minister-in-next-modi-regime/21238/|title=V Muraleedharan to swear in as minister in next Modi regime|date=30 May 2019|website=Reporter Live}}</ref>

==Personal life==
In 1998, Muraleedharan married Dr. K. S. Jayasree who is currently a Sanskrit lecturer at [[Sree Narayana College, Nattika]]. They live at [[Eranhipalam]], [[Kozhikode district|Kozhikode]].<ref>{{Cite web | url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/cities/thiruvananthapuram/A-Close-Bond/2015/05/25/article2831102.ece |title = A Close Bond}}</ref> The couple have no children.

==Leadership of BJP==

Muraleedharan's formal entry into the fore of the BJP took place during the [[1998 Lok Sabha elections]]. He was deputed to assist [[Venkaiah Naidu]] at the BJP Central Election Control Room at [[New Delhi]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/newsscroll/muraleedharan-credited-with-strengthening-kerala-bjp-at-grassroot-level/1545229|title=Muraleedharan credited with strengthening Kerala BJP at grassroot level|website=www.outlookindia.com/}}</ref>

In 1999, Muraleedharan was appointed Vice Chairman of [[Nehru Yuva Kendra Sangathan|Nehru Yuva Kendra]] under [[Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports|Department of Youth Affairs and Sports]], [[Government of India]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/151105/nation-current-affairs/article/hunt-successor-murali-way-out|title=Hunt on for successor as Murali on way out|first=cynthia|last=chandran|date=5 November 2015|website=Deccan Chronicle}}</ref>

In 2004, Muraleedharan was appointed as the National convener of NGO cell of BJP. Thereafter in 2005, he was made the All India convener of BJP training cell.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.onmanorama.com/news/kerala/2019/05/30/v-muraleedharan-union-minister-profile.html|title=V Muraleedharan is Kerala's face in Modi 2.0|website=OnManorama}}</ref>

During his tenure as the BJP Kerala Vice president (2006–2010), his major assignments were to provide ideological orientation to the party workers in Kerala as part of training cell activities and impart and oversee training to the local body members of the BJP. He contested for Loksabha election from Kozhikode Parliamentary Constituency in 2009.<ref>{{cite web |title=BJP to form new front in State: Muraleedharan |work=The Hindu |date=18 May 2014 |url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/bjp-to-form-new-front-in-state-muraleedharan/article6021202.ece }}</ref>

In January 2010 he was elected as the State President of the Kerala BJP.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/cities/Thiruvananthapuram/bjp-to-send-team-to-assess-munnar-encroachments/article96360.ece | title=BJP to send team to assess Munnar encroachments | newspaper=The Hindu | date=28 January 2010 | access-date=5 July 2015}}</ref> He was elected for his second term in the office in January 2013.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/article1469297.ece | title=V Muraleedharan to continue as BJP Kerala president | newspaper=Indian Express | date=18 February 2013 | access-date=5 July 2015 }}</ref>

The Kerala BJP had a vote share of 10.8 percent in the 2014 Lok Sabha Election whereas it recorded 6.4 percent in 2009. The total votes BJP got in the local body elections was nearly 28 Lakhs.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/kerala/bjp-to-form-new-front-in-state-muraleedharan/article6021202.ece | title=BJP to form new front in State | newspaper=The Hindu | date=18 May 2014 | access-date=5 July 2015 }}</ref> The 2014–2015 membership drive has expanded the party membership base from 5.75 lakhs to 20 lakhs.<ref>BJP Chief Confident of Party's Growth. The New Indian Express. 4 April 2015 http://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/BJP-Chief-Confident-of-Partys-Growth/2015/04/04/article2746423.ece</ref>

In April 2018, he was elected to Rajya Sabha from [[Maharashtra]]. He is the 5th ever BJP MP from Kerala state. Currently, he is the state in-charge of Andhra Pradesh BJP.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/muraleedharan-made-andhra-pradesh-bjp-in-charge/story-4agXIOIIh2DPdbHA0os0aI.html|title=Muraleedharan made Andhra Pradesh BJP in charge|date=31 July 2018|website=Hindustan Times}}</ref>

==Positions held==
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*1981–1983: Regional Organizing Secretary, ABVP, Kozhikode.<ref name="indiatoday">{{cite web|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/india/story/v-muraleedharan-the-lone-cabinet-member-from-kerala-1538665-2019-05-30|title=V Muraleedharan: The lone cabinet member from Kerala - India News|website=India Today|date=30 May 2019|author=Jeemon Jacob|access-date=4 January 2021}}</ref>
*1983–1994: State Organizing Secretary, ABVP.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2019/may/31/muraleedharans-cabinet-post-to-empower-state-bjp-1984010.html|title=Muraleedharan’s Cabinet post to empower state BJP|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref>
*1987–1990: All India Secretary, ABVP.
*1994–1996: All India General Secretary, ABVP.
*1999–2002: Vice Chairman of Nehru Yuva Kendra.
*2002–2004: Director General, Nehru Yuva Kendra.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://national.janamtv.com/v-muraleedharan-to-be-inducted-as-minister-of-state-in-narendra-modi-government-8098/|title=V. Muraleedharan to be inducted as Minister of State in Narendra Modi government|date=30 May 2019|website=Janam TV National}}</ref>
*Convener, Youth Employment Generation Task Force (Khadi and Village Industry Commission).
*Founder president and currently a director board member of National Yuva Cooperative Society.
*2004: National convener of NGO cell of BJP.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/news/politics/v-muraleedharan-amit-shahs-close-aide-from-kerala-takes-oath-as-mos-in-new-cabinet-2165345.html|title=V Muraleedharan, Amit Shah’s Aide from Kerala, MoS in MEA and Social Justice and Empowerment|website=News18}}</ref>
*2005: Convener, All India BJP Training Cell.
*2006–2010: Vice President, Kerala BJP.
*2010–2015: President, Kerala BJP state fraction.
*2018 April: Elected as the Member of Parliament (Rajya Sabha) from Maharashtra. He is the 4th ever BJP leader from Kerala elected to Rajyasabha (after O Rajagopal, Alphonse Kannamthanam, Suresh Gopi).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/states/kerala/2018/mar/12/former-kerala-bjp-president-v-muraleedharan-to-contest-rajya-sabha-polls-from-maharashtra-1785636.html|title=Former Kerala BJP president V Muraleedharan to contest Rajya Sabha polls from Maharashtra|website=The New Indian Express}}</ref>
*2018 August: In charge of Andhra Pradesh, BJP<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/politics/310718/tripura-spin-doctor-to-rudder-bjp-in-andhra-pradesh.html|title=Tripura spin doctor to rudder BJP in Andhra Pradesh|date=31 July 2018|website=Deccan Chronicle}}</ref>
*Member of the standing committee of the parliament on External Affairs
*Member of Consultative Committee of the Ministry of Railways
*Member of the Court of Indian Maritime University, Chennai
*In May 2019, Muraleedharan became Minister of State for [[Ministry of External Affairs (India)|External Affairs]] and [[Ministry of Parliamentary Affairs (India)|Parliamentary Affairs]].<ref>{{citation |title=PM Modi allocates portfolios. Full list of new ministers |url=https://www.livemint.com/politics/news/pm-modi-allocates-portfolios-full-list-of-new-ministers-1559288502067.html |work=[[Live Mint]] |date=31 May 2019 }}</ref>
*On 12 June 2019, he was appointed as the Govt. Deputy Chief Whip of Rajyasabha.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thehindubusinessline.com/news/bjp-forms-new-parliamentary-party-executive-committee/article27878522.ece|title=BJP Parliamentary party reconstituted: PM is leader in Lok Sabha, Rajnath Singh his deputy|first=Our|last=Bureau|website=@businessline}}</ref>
*In 2019, He has been elected as the President of [[Dakshina Bharat Hindi Prachar Sabha]], in Chennai.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Welcome to Dakshin Bharath Hindi Prachar Sabha {{!}} Introduction|url=https://www.dbhpscentral.org/admin.php|access-date=2021-07-06|website=www.dbhpscentral.org}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|title=Outlook India Photo Gallery - V. Muraleedharan|url=https://www.outlookindia.com/photos/people/v-muraleedharan/18883?photo-219160|access-date=2021-07-06|website=https://www.outlookindia.com/}}</ref>

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==External links==
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