Venkaiah Naidu

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M. Venkaiah Naidu (born 1 July 1949) is an Indian politician. From 2002 to 2004, he was the president of the Bharatiya Janata Party, which is currently the opposition party in the Parliament of India. He resigned on October 18, 2004 and was succeeded by L.K. Advani.Mr.Naidu belongs to Nellore Dist of Andhra Pradesh and he has daughter known as Deepa who runs an automobile show room in Nellore.

Naidu took over as BJP president after Jana Krishnamurthi stepped down in 2002.

Naidu hails from Andhra Pradesh.Mr.Naidu although occupied quite few prominent positions in public life, never succeeded in entering either parliament but he won three times from udaygiri state assembl constituency of Nellore Dist, AP. There after he has been member of Rajya sabha

On January 28, 2004, he was elected unopposed for a full 3 year term.

On April 15, 2007, his helicopter had an emergency landing close to Lucknow airport, in Uttar Pradesh, due to hydraulic system failure. He was admitted in a nearby hospital with minor injuries.

On January 29, 2005, his helicopter was set on fire by Maoists during his campaign tour of Gaya, Bihar. At that time, he was addressing an election rally nearby and escaped unhurt.

Currently he is the member of Rajya Sabha (Upper House of the Parliament).