Ajatshatru Singh (born 6 February 1966) is an Indian politician and a member of the
Bharatiya Janata Party
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. He is a former member of
Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Council in the
Government of Jammu and Kashmir
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Jammu and Kashmir is a union territory in India under the terms of Article 239A (wh ...
. He was a member of the
Jammu & Kashmir National Conference
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and was minister of state with portfolios of Tourism, Youth Services & Sports, Parks and Gardens, Science & Technology and Transport & Information in
Farooq Abdullah
Farooq Abdullah (born 21 October 1937) is an Indian politician who was Ex. President of Jammu & Kashmir National Conference. He has served as the Chief Minister of Jammu and Kashmir on several occasions since 1982, and as the union minister fo ...
's government from 1996 to 2002. He was also
Member of Legislative Assembly
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from
Nagrota constituency from 1996 to 2002.
He is a younger brother of senior Congress leader
Vikramaditya Singh and son of former Sadr-e-Riyasat
Karan Singh
Karan Singh (born 9 March 1931) is an Indian politician and philosopher. He is the son of the last ruling Maharaja of the princely state of Jammu and Kashmir, Sir Hari Singh. He was the prince regent of Jammu and Kashmir until 1952. From 19 ...
and Yasho Rajya Lakshmi, granddaughter of the last Rana
Prime Minister of Nepal
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,
Mohan Shumsher Jang Bahadur Rana
Field-Marshal Shree Shree Shree Maharaja Sir Mohan Shumsher Jung Bahadur Rana ( ne, मोहन शम्शेर जङ्गबहादुर राणा), GCB, GCIE, GBE (23 December 1885 – 6 January 1967) was the prime minister a ...
. He is also Trustee of J&K Dharmarth Trust which was founded by Maharaja
Gulab Singh
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. His elder brother
Vikramaditya Singh is a member of the
Indian National Congress
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.
In November 2015, he joined the
Bharatiya Janata Party
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in presence of party's President
Amit Shah
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.
References
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Jammu & Kashmir National Conference politicians
1964 births
Living people
Members of the Jammu and Kashmir Legislative Council
People from Jammu and Kashmir
Kashmiri people
Jammu and Kashmir MLAs 1996–2002
State cabinet ministers of Jammu and Kashmir
Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Jammu and Kashmir