Premlata Katiyar
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Premlata Katiyar is a former cabinet minister in Government of Uttar Pradesh
in India
. She is the Vice-President of Bharatiya Janata Party
Uttar Pradesh unit. She is now a MLA from Kanpur. She is from Kurmi
community. Premlata Katiyar has been a minister in governments in Uttar Pradesh headed by Kalyan Singh, Ram Prakash Gupta, Rajnath Singh and even Mayawati (when the BSP had a tie-up with the BJP).
Representing Kanpur’s Kalyanpur Assembly seat (under which IIT-Kanpur falls) continuously since 1991, this Kurmi
leader has no relative connection with another UP BJP leaderVinay Katiyar
. While Vinay Katiyar
is known more for his hardline Hindutva, Premlata’s association with the BJP began with the anti-Emergency movement. Her daughter, Neelima, is now an office-bearer in the state Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha.
Government of Uttar Pradesh
The Government of Uttar Pradesh is a democratically elected body with the Governor as the constitutional head. The Governor of Uttar Pradesh who is appointed for a period of five years, appoints the Chief Minister and his council of ministers...
in India
India
India , officially the Republic of India , is a country in South Asia. It is the seventh-largest country by geographical area, the second-most populous country with over 1.2 billion people, and the most populous democracy in the world...
. She is the Vice-President of Bharatiya Janata Party
Bharatiya Janata Party
The Bharatiya Janata Party ,; translation: Indian People's Party) is one of the two major political parties in India, the other being the Indian National Congress. Established in 1980, it is India's second largest political party in terms of representation in the parliament...
Uttar Pradesh unit. She is now a MLA from Kanpur. She is from Kurmi
Kurmi
The Kurmi are a Hindu agricultural Jāti in India.The group has been associated with the Kunbi, though scholars differ as to whether the terms are synonymous. In 2006, the Indian government announced that Kurmi was considered synonymous with the Kunbi and Yellam castes in Maharashtra...
community. Premlata Katiyar has been a minister in governments in Uttar Pradesh headed by Kalyan Singh, Ram Prakash Gupta, Rajnath Singh and even Mayawati (when the BSP had a tie-up with the BJP).
Representing Kanpur’s Kalyanpur Assembly seat (under which IIT-Kanpur falls) continuously since 1991, this Kurmi
Kurmi
The Kurmi are a Hindu agricultural Jāti in India.The group has been associated with the Kunbi, though scholars differ as to whether the terms are synonymous. In 2006, the Indian government announced that Kurmi was considered synonymous with the Kunbi and Yellam castes in Maharashtra...
leader has no relative connection with another UP BJP leaderVinay Katiyar
Vinay Katiyar
Vinay Katiyar was born in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh to Shri Devi Charan Katiyar and Late Shrimati Shyam Kali on November 22, 1954. He is presently National General Secretary of Bharatiya Janata Party. He was the founder-President of the Hindu extremist group Bajrang Dal...
. While Vinay Katiyar
Vinay Katiyar
Vinay Katiyar was born in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh to Shri Devi Charan Katiyar and Late Shrimati Shyam Kali on November 22, 1954. He is presently National General Secretary of Bharatiya Janata Party. He was the founder-President of the Hindu extremist group Bajrang Dal...
is known more for his hardline Hindutva, Premlata’s association with the BJP began with the anti-Emergency movement. Her daughter, Neelima, is now an office-bearer in the state Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha.