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{{short description|11th and Current President of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)}}
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'''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>
'''Jagat Prakash Nadda''' (born 2 December 1960) is an Indian lawyer and politician 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>
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==
==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>
Nadda was born on 2 December 1960 in a [[Hindu]]<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===
==Political career==
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>
[[File:The Union Minister for Health & Family Welfare, Shri J.P. Nadda addressing the UNGA High Level Meeting on HIVAIDS, in New York on June 08, 2016 (1).jpg|thumb|250px| The Union Minister for Health & Family Welfare, Shri J.P. Nadda addressing the [[UNGA]] High Level Meeting on HIV-AIDS, in [[New York City|New York]] on June 08, 2016 ]]


==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.
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>
During his first term, he served as the Leader of his party group in the Himachal Pradesh 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 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 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>
[[File: The Union Minister for Health & Family Welfare, Shri J.P. Nadda at the Plenary Meeting of the 70th World Health Assembly, at Geneva on May 23, 2017.jpg|thumb|250px| The Union Minister for Health & Family Welfare, Shri J.P. Nadda at the Plenary Meeting of the 70th [[World Health Assembly]], at [[Geneva]] on May 23, 2017]]
[[File:The Union Minister for Health & Family Welfare, Shri J.P. Nadda visiting the Nahan District Hospital, at Himachal Pradesh on April 23, 2016 (1).jpg|thumb|250px| The Union Minister for Health & Family Welfare, Shri J.P. Nadda visiting the Nahan District Hospital, at [[Himachal Pradesh]] on April 23, 2016]]


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>
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>

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Jagat Prakash Nadda (born 2 December 1960) is an Indian lawyer and politician serving as the president of the Bharatiya Janata Party since 20 January 2020.[1] He was the BJP's working president from June 2019 to January 2020.[2][3]

J. P. Nadda
Jagat Prakash Nadda
Nadda addressing the Ministerial Parallel Panel at Moscow
11th President of the Bharatiya Janata Party
Assumed office
20 January 2020 (2020-01-20)
Vice President Raman Singh, Vasundhara Raje, Raghubar Das, Radha Mohan Singh, Baijayant Panda, D. K. Aruna, A. P. Abdullakutty, Rekha Verma, M. Chuba Ao, Bharti Shiyal
Preceded byAmit Shah
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
Assumed office
3 April 2012 (2012-04-03)
Preceded byViplove Thakur
ConstituencyHimachal Pradesh
Working President of the Bharatiya Janata Party
In office
17 June 2019 (2019-06-17) – 20 January 2020 (2020-01-20)
PresidentAmit Shah
Preceded byPosition Established
Succeeded byPosition Abolished
Minister of Health and Family Welfare
In office
9 November 2014 (2014-11-09) – 30 May 2019 (2019-05-30)
Prime MinisterNarendra Modi
Preceded byHarsh Vardhan
Succeeded byHarsh Vardhan
Member of Legislative Assembly ,Himachal Pradesh
Cabinet Minister
In office
2007 (2007) – 2012 (2012)
Chief MinisterPrem Kumar Dhumal
MinistryForest, Environment, Science and Technology
In office
1998 (1998) – 2003 (2003)
Chief MinisterPrem Kumar Dhumal
MinistryHealth & Family Welfare and Parliamentary Affairs
Member of Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly
In office
2007 (2007) – 2012 (2012)
Preceded byTilak Raj Sharma
Succeeded byBumber Thakur
ConstituencyBilaspur
In office
1993 (1993) – 2003 (2003)
Preceded bySada Ram Thakur
Succeeded byTilak Raj Sharma
ConstituencyBilaspur
Personal details
Born
Jagat Prakash Nadda

(1960-12-02) 2 December 1960 (age 64)
Patna, Bihar, India
NationalityIndian
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
Other political
affiliations		National Democratic Alliance
Spouse(s)
Mallika Banerjee
(
m. 1991)
Children2
RelativesJayashree Banerjee (mother-in-law)
Alma mater
Websitejagatprakashnadda.in

Nadda is the former Union Minister of Health and Family Welfare,[4] and member of Rajya Sabha from Himachal Pradesh and Parliamentary Board Secretary of Bharatiya Janata Party.[5] Earlier, he was a Minister in Himachal Pradesh Government.[6]

Personal lifeEdit

Nadda was born on 2 December 1960 in a Hindu[7] family to Narain Lall Nadda and Krishna Nadda in Patna, Bihar.[8][9] He has a brother named Jagat Bhushan Nadda.[10] He was educated at St. Xavier's School, Patna. Thereafter he did his B.A. from Patna College, Patna University and LL.B. from 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.[9] His mother-in-law Jayashree Banerjee was elected to Lok Sabha in 1999.[11] [12]

Political careerEdit

 
The Union Minister for Health & Family Welfare, Shri J.P. Nadda addressing the UNGA High Level Meeting on HIV-AIDS, in New York on June 08, 2016

Nadda was first elected to the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly in the election of 1993 from Bilaspur. He was re-elected in 1998.

During his first term, he served as the Leader of his party group in the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly, from 1994 to 1998. He was the Minister of Health and Family Welfare and Parliamentary Affairs during his second term.[13]

Nadda was elected for another term in the 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.[13]

Nadda did not seek re-election to the Legislative Assembly in 2012, and instead got elected to Rajya Sabha, Indian Parliament's upper chamber.[13] In 2014, during a cabinet reshuffle, Prime Minister Narendra Modi made Nadda, the Minister of Health.[14]

 
The Union Minister for Health & Family Welfare, Shri J.P. Nadda at the Plenary Meeting of the 70th World Health Assembly, at Geneva on May 23, 2017
 
The Union Minister for Health & Family Welfare, Shri J.P. Nadda visiting the Nahan District Hospital, at Himachal Pradesh on April 23, 2016

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.[15]

In January 2021 in Bardhaman, West Bengal, Nadda started a new scheme Ek Muthi Chaawal Yojana.[16]

ReferencesEdit

  1. ↑ Dutta, Prabhash K. (20 January 2020). "JP Nadda gets full command of BJP in a journey that began with ABVP". India Today. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  2. ↑ "JP Nadda elected as BJP national working president, Amit Shah to remain party chief". The Indian Express. 17 June 2019. Retrieved 25 June 2019.
  3. ↑ "जेपी आंदोलन से सुर्खियों में आए थे जेपी नड्डा, बने विश्व की सबसे बड़ी पार्टी के राष्ट्रीय अध्यक्ष". Amar Ujala. 20 January 2020. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
  4. ↑ Ministry of Health & Family Welfare-Government of India. "Cabinet Minister". mohfw.nic.in.
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  7. ↑ https://jagatprakashnadda.in/about-jp-nadda/
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  10. ↑ "Jagat Prakash Nadda all set to head BJP". Free Press Journal. 31 May 2019. Retrieved 20 February 2020.
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  15. ↑ Hebbar, Nistula (20 January 2020). "Who is JP Nadda, the new BJP national president?". The Hindu. Retrieved 26 August 2020.
  16. ↑ "नड्डा बोले, ममता जी आपकी जमीन खिसक चुकी है, चिड़िया खेत चुग चुकी है". Amar Ujala (in हिन्दी). 9 January 2021. Retrieved 11 January 2021.

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