Ranchi, Politics has never been easy for housewife Annapurna Devi, who was sworn in as a Union minister in the Narendra Modi government on Sunday.
A dramatic turn in her life came when her husband, Ramesh Yadav, an RJD MLA, died suddenly in 1998.
After fortunately entering the political arena, she walked a difficult path.
Now, they have secured a seat in the Modi 3.0 government, which is seen as a bold strategy by the BJP to consolidate a large OBC vote bank ahead of the crucial assembly elections later this year.
This unexpected rise to power has heated up speculations and conspiracies in political circles.His first ministerial appointment in 2021 has already raised many eyebrows. To outsiders, it seemed a surprising choice, but to insiders, it was a masterstroke – a calculated attempt to consolidate the OBC vote bank in Jharkhand.
Their influence among OBCs extends beyond the mica belt of Koderma, to the entire state, making them an important player in the political landscape.
In 2021, Devi, once a close aide of RJD supremo Lalu Prasad, was inducted into the central government as Minister of State for Education on July 7.
His joining the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha elections was a dramatic turn in his political saga.Contesting elections from Koderma on a BJP ticket, he left an indelible mark. Before the unexpected change to the BJP, Annapurna was the Jharkhand chief of the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD).
His rise within the party was meteoric, reflecting his growing influence as the face of Other Backward Classes (OBC) in Jharkhand.
According to the last census, more than 45 per cent of Jharkhand's population is OBC – a figure that underlines their political importance.
Born on February 2, 1970 in a Bengali-speaking family in Dumka, Jharkhand, she earned a master's degree from Ranchi University.Her political career began in 1998 when she won a state assembly by-election and became a member of the Bihar Legislative Assembly, later serving as Minister of State in the Ministry of Mines and Geology in the RJD government of then undivided Bihar.
From 2005 to 2014, he served two terms in the Jharkhand Assembly.
In 2012, she was appointed Cabinet Minister in Jharkhand to oversee the Ministry of Irrigation, Women and Child Welfare and Registration.
His most dramatic political victory came in 2019, when he defeated Babulal Marandi of Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik) by a huge margin of 4.55 lakh votes, contesting on a BJP ticket.
This victory was not just personal, but also a testament to the intensive campaigning by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and top BJP leaders.In her latest achievement, Devi retained the Koderma seat by defeating CPI(ML) LK Vinod Kumar Singh by a margin of Rs 3.77 lakh. Vote.
Her journey from a grieving widow to a prominent figure in the central government is nothing less than a political epic full of unexpected turns and dramatic victories.
A dramatic turn in her life came when her husband, Ramesh Yadav, an RJD MLA, died suddenly in 1998.
After fortunately entering the political arena, she walked a difficult path.
Now, they have secured a seat in the Modi 3.0 government, which is seen as a bold strategy by the BJP to consolidate a large OBC vote bank ahead of the crucial assembly elections later this year.
This unexpected rise to power has heated up speculations and conspiracies in political circles.His first ministerial appointment in 2021 has already raised many eyebrows. To outsiders, it seemed a surprising choice, but to insiders, it was a masterstroke – a calculated attempt to consolidate the OBC vote bank in Jharkhand.
Their influence among OBCs extends beyond the mica belt of Koderma, to the entire state, making them an important player in the political landscape.
In 2021, Devi, once a close aide of RJD supremo Lalu Prasad, was inducted into the central government as Minister of State for Education on July 7.
His joining the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ahead of the 2019 Lok Sabha elections was a dramatic turn in his political saga.Contesting elections from Koderma on a BJP ticket, he left an indelible mark. Before the unexpected change to the BJP, Annapurna was the Jharkhand chief of the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD).
His rise within the party was meteoric, reflecting his growing influence as the face of Other Backward Classes (OBC) in Jharkhand.
According to the last census, more than 45 per cent of Jharkhand's population is OBC – a figure that underlines their political importance.
Born on February 2, 1970 in a Bengali-speaking family in Dumka, Jharkhand, she earned a master's degree from Ranchi University.Her political career began in 1998 when she won a state assembly by-election and became a member of the Bihar Legislative Assembly, later serving as Minister of State in the Ministry of Mines and Geology in the RJD government of then undivided Bihar.
From 2005 to 2014, he served two terms in the Jharkhand Assembly.
In 2012, she was appointed Cabinet Minister in Jharkhand to oversee the Ministry of Irrigation, Women and Child Welfare and Registration.
His most dramatic political victory came in 2019, when he defeated Babulal Marandi of Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik) by a huge margin of 4.55 lakh votes, contesting on a BJP ticket.
This victory was not just personal, but also a testament to the intensive campaigning by Prime Minister Narendra Modi and top BJP leaders.In her latest achievement, Devi retained the Koderma seat by defeating CPI(ML) LK Vinod Kumar Singh by a margin of Rs 3.77 lakh. Vote.
Her journey from a grieving widow to a prominent figure in the central government is nothing less than a political epic full of unexpected turns and dramatic victories.
