Ajatshatru Singh

Ajatshatru Singh
Ajatshatru Singh
Minister of Tourism, Youth Services & Sports, Parks and Gardens, Science & Technology and Transport & Information
	In office; 1996–2002
Chief Minister	Farooq Abdullah
Member of Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Council
	In office; 2015–2019
Succeeded by	position abolished
Member of Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly
	In office; 1996–2002
Constituency	Nagrota
Personal details
Born	6 February 1966 (age 57); Jammu
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Other political; affiliations	Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
Parent(s)	Karan Singh and Yasho Rajya Lakshmi
Relatives	Dogra dynasty ; Vikramaditya Singh (Brother)
Occupation	Politician

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Ajatshatru Singh (born 6 February 1966) is an Indian politician and a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party. He is a former member of Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Council^[1] in the Government of Jammu and Kashmir. He was a member of the Jammu & Kashmir National Conference and was minister of state with portfolios of Tourism, Youth Services & Sports, Parks and Gardens, Science & Technology and Transport & Information in Farooq Abdullah's government from 1996 to 2002. He was also Member of Legislative Assembly from Nagrota constituency from 1996 to 2002.

He is a son of senior Congress leader and former Sadr-e-Riyasat Karan Singh and Yasho Rajya Lakshmi, granddaughter of the last Rana Prime Minister of Nepal, Mohan Shumsher Jang Bahadur Rana. He is also Trustee of J&K Dharmarth Trust which was founded by Maharaja Gulab Singh.^[2] His elder brother Vikramaditya Singh is a member of the Indian National Congress.

In November 2015, he joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in presence of party's President Amit Shah.^[3]^[4]^[5]^[6]

References[edit]

↑ "One Dynasty is Dying, Other is Rising in Jammu And Kashmir". India Opines. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
↑ JK Dharmarth Trust Archived 8 June 2016 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 30 November 2017.
↑ "Congress leader Karan Singh's son Ajatshatru joins BJP". India Today. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
↑ "Karan Singh's son Ajatshatru Singh to join BJP tomorrow". Times of India. PTI. 8 November 2014. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
↑ Gargi Parsai (9 November 2014). "Karan Singh's son Ajatshatru to join BJP". The Hindu. Retrieved 30 November 2017.
↑ "Karan Singh's Son Ajatshatru to Join BJP Today". NDTV. Press Trust of India. 9 November 2014. Retrieved 30 November 2017.

[1] "One Dynasty is Dying, Other is Rising in Jammu And Kashmir". India Opines. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 30 November 2017.

[2] JK Dharmarth Trust Archived 8 June 2016 at the Wayback Machine Retrieved 30 November 2017.

[3] "Congress leader Karan Singh's son Ajatshatru joins BJP". India Today. Retrieved 30 November 2017.

[4] "Karan Singh's son Ajatshatru Singh to join BJP tomorrow". Times of India. PTI. 8 November 2014. Retrieved 30 November 2017.

[5] Gargi Parsai (9 November 2014). "Karan Singh's son Ajatshatru to join BJP". The Hindu. Retrieved 30 November 2017.

[6] "Karan Singh's Son Ajatshatru to Join BJP Today". NDTV. Press Trust of India. 9 November 2014. Retrieved 30 November 2017.

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