Ajatshatru Singh

Ajatshatru Singh (born 6 February 1966) is an Indian politician and a leader of 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.

For the Indian cricketer, see Ajatshatru Singh (cricketer).

Ajatshatru Singh
Minister of Tourism, Youth Services & Sports, Parks and Gardens, Science & Technology and Transport & Information
In office
1996–2002
Chief MinisterFarooq Abdullah
Member of Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Council
In office
2015–2019
Succeeded byposition abolished
Member of Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Assembly
In office
1996–2002
ConstituencyNagrota
Personal details
Born (1966-02-06) 6 February 1966
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
Other political
affiliations		Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
ParentsKaran Singh and Yasho Rajya Lakshmi
RelativesDogra dynasty
OccupationPolitician

He is a son of senior Congress leader and former Sadr-e-Riyasat Karan Singh and Yasho Rajya Lakshmi grand daughter of the last Rana Prime Minister of Nepal, Mohan Shumsher Jang Bahadur Rana. He is also Trustee of JK 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
  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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