Bharatsinh Solanki is a prominent young leader of the Indian National Congress

Indian National Congress

The Indian National Congress is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Bharatiya Janata Party. It is the largest and one of the oldest democratic political parties in the world. The party's modern liberal platform is largely considered center-left in the Indian...

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Positions held :

2009-2011, Union Minister of State of Power, Government of India

2006 -2008 - President, Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee

Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee

The Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee is the unit of the Indian National Congress for the state of Gujarat. It was formed in 1920 and its first president was Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel...

2004 - Secretary, A.I.C.C.

All India Congress Committee

The All India Congress Committee is the Presidium or central decision-making assembly of the Indian National Congress Party. It is composed of members elected from State-level Pradesh Congress Committees and can have as many as a thousand members...

2004 - Member of Parliament.

2003-2004 - Deputy Leader of Opposition, Gujarat Legislative Assembly.

1995-2004 - Member, Gujarat Legislative Assembly Three Terms).

1992 - General Secretary (Gujarat Pradesh Congress Committee).

Ex-Member

- Press Council of India

Press Council of India

The Press Council Of India is a statutory body in India that governs the conduct of the print media. It is one of the most important bodies that sustain democracy, as it has supreme power in regards to the media to ensure that freedom of speech is maintained. However, it is also empowered to hold...

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Ex-Member

- Committee on Commerce, Continue

- Joint Committee on Offices of Profit.

- Committee on Public Undertakings.

- Consultative Committee, Ministry of Human Resource Development.

Current Position

Since January 2011 - Minister of State for Railways, Govt. of India

June 2009 to January 2011- Minister of State for Power, Govt. of India

Other Important position held

Ex-President - Rastriya Kelavani Mandal, Borsad.

Ex-President - Gujarat State Basketball Association for 8 Years.

Ex-President - Ahmedabad General Mazdoor Union Gujarat).

Ex-President - Gujarat Electricity Technical Employees Union.

Ex-Vice President - All India Peace & Solidarity Organisaton.

During the years of public life and having been head of many Prestigious Organization, also have organized Free Medical Camps, Employment Awareness Camp, A-forestation Drives, Environmental Protection & Awareness Drives, Permission of Educational institutions in Rural Areas, Use of Information & Technology for Modemisation, Relief work, Disaster Management, Consumer Protection Awareness Drives, Women Empowerment, Youth Awareness and Programs for uplifting poor, Downtrodden and Backward Class.

Countries visited

Attended WTO conference of Parliamentarians at Brussels

Brussels

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Member, Indo-Japan delegation headed by Speaker of Lok Sabha

Lok Sabha

The Lok Sabha or House of the People is the lower house of the Parliament of India. Members of the Lok Sabha are elected by direct election under universal adult suffrage. As of 2009, there have been fifteen Lok Sabhas elected by the people of India...

 to Japan–2004.

Also visited Mexico, USA, Great Britain, Germany, Switzerland, Italy, Belgium, France, Canada, Africa, Arabic countries far east, Mauritius etc.

Sports & Hobbies

Basketball, Tennis, Swimming, Football, Philosophy, Networks, Reading and Traveling.

External links

• Official web site