Yashpal Arya
| Yashpal Arya | |
|---|---|
| Cabinet Minister to the Government of Uttarakhand | |
|
Assumed office March 2017 | |
| MLA of Uttarakhand | |
|
Assumed office 2017 | |
| Constituency | Bajpur |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1952 |
| Political party |
Bhartiya Janata Party(from 2017) Indian National Congress(before 2017) |
Yashpal Arya is a Bharatiya Janata Party member of the Uttarakhand Legislative Assembly and Transport Minister in BJP Government and a former Indian National Congress leader.[1][2] He was elected from Mukteshwar constituency in the Uttarakhand state assembly elections, 2007.
He was the President of the Congress Party's Uttarakhand Pradesh Congress Committee (Uttarakhand PCC) from 2007 through 2014.[3] He was elected from Bajpur assembly constituency in 2012 and was being thought to be the frontrunner for the chief ministerial candidature until the congress high command made Vijay Bahuguna , son of former Uttar Pradesh CM late Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna swear into the post.
On 16 January 2017, Arya joined the rival Bharatiya Janata Party.[4]
References
- ↑ "Yashpal Arya frontrunner for Uttarakhand CM's post". The Times of India. 10 March 2012.
- ↑ U’khand Cong manages to win rebels for magic figure
- ↑ "Office Bearers". Uttarakhand Pradesh Congress Committee, Official website.
- ↑ http://indianexpress.com/article/india/uttarakhand-senior-congress-leader-yashpal-arya-joins-bjp-4476623/
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