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Kusum Rai

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Kusum Rai (born 14 August 1968) is an Indian politician.[1] She is a member of the Rajya Sabha,[2] the upper house of the Indian Parliament.

She is a leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party. She is a senior woman leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party and a former chairperson of the UP Women Commission and also the national vice-president of the party's Mahila Morcha.[3] She is the protégé of Kalyan Singh whom she considers like her father and calls him Babuji but has parted ways with him.[4] Earlier she was also the Cabinet Minister of Public Works Department in the Government of Uttar Pradesh.[5]

Personal life

She belongs to a Bhumihar Brahmin family from Azamgarh.[citation needed]

References

  1. ^ http://www.india-today.com/itoday/05041999/up.html
  2. ^ http://www.expressindia.com/latest-news/kusum-rai-is-bjp-candidate/384076/
  3. ^ "Rai is BJP candidate". The Indian Express. 11 November 2008. Retrieved 31 March 2009.
  4. ^ Manjari Mishra (23 January 2009). "Kusum rejects bicycle pillion ride". The Times of India. Retrieved 31 March 2009.
  5. ^ "UP will not become another Gujarat: Rai". The Times of India. 11 October 2003. Retrieved 31 March 2009.
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