Giriraj Singh

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A brief biography

As in 2019, May

May 31, 2019: The Times of India

Born: Sept 8, 1952

Experience: 1 Lok Sabha Term

One of the most watched battles in the general elections was CPI’s Kanhaiya Kumar taking on the seasoned Giriraj Singh of BJP in Bihar’s Begusarai constituency. In the event, Singh was able to notch up a huge victory, helped to no small measure by his familiarity with voters. He has been a frequent newsmaker with his controversial remarks about the need for bigger Hindu families. A Bhumihar Brahmin from Lakhisarai district of Bihar, Singh was member of the state legislative council for 12 years from 2002, joining the state minister in 2005, first as co-operatives minister and then then as animal husbandry minister from 2010 to 2013. A staunch supporter of PM Narendra Modi, Singh rode the saffron wave in 2014 to win a Lok Sabha seat from Nawada. Among the BJP ministers in Bihar to have lost their posts after the BJP-JDU break-up in 2013, Singh found himself rewarded with a place in Modi’s 2014 ministry as minister of state for micro, small and medium enterprises. His re-election this year has won him an elevation as a cabinet minister.