New Delhi, December 27, 2014 | UPDATED 21:41 IST
How an ordinary man can achieve success is the story of Raghubar Das, the next chief minister of Jharkhand.
Raghubar Das was born on May 3, 1955 in a poor family. Though a resident of Bhalubasa, his father worked as labourer in Jamshedpur. After completing his schooling from Bhalubasa Harijan High School in Jamshedpur, Das went on to pursue graduation in Science.
In his student days at the Jamshedpur Co-operative College, Das was an active union leader.
Starting his political career as an activist of the student movement launched by Loknayak Jaiprakash Narayan in 1976-77, Raghuvar Das has come a long way to take over as the first non-tribal chief minister of Jharkhand.
Das participated in several protests during the Emergency and other events, due to which he was even sent to jail. It was during this time that he met other political leaders and decided to involve himself in active politics and hence joined Janata Party in 1977.
After completing his education, he started working with Tata Steel. During this phase, Das got associated with Janata Party and after the BJP's formation, he became an active member of the party.
However, his active political journey after his marriage to Rukmani Devi on March 11, 1978. Das joined the BJP in 1980 as a simple worker and then gradually rose through the party ranks before getting his first break when he was nominated as the party candidate from Jamshedpur (East) in the 1995 Assembly elections.
He became a minister for the first time after the creation of Jharkhand in the Babulal Marandi government and got berths in the subsequent two governments led by Arjun Munda before becoming the Deputy Chief Minister in the Shibu Soren-led government in 2009.
He held portfolios of Finance, Labour and Urban Development during his stint as cabinet minister.
A two-time state unit president, Das was appointed as BJP vice-president by party president Amit Shah, who was impressed by his administrative quality.
How an ordinary man can achieve success is the story of Raghubar Das, the next chief minister of Jharkhand.
Raghubar Das was born on May 3, 1955 in a poor family. Though a resident of Bhalubasa, his father worked as labourer in Jamshedpur. After completing his schooling from Bhalubasa Harijan High School in Jamshedpur, Das went on to pursue graduation in Science.
In his student days at the Jamshedpur Co-operative College, Das was an active union leader.
Starting his political career as an activist of the student movement launched by Loknayak Jaiprakash Narayan in 1976-77, Raghuvar Das has come a long way to take over as the first non-tribal chief minister of Jharkhand.
Das participated in several protests during the Emergency and other events, due to which he was even sent to jail. It was during this time that he met other political leaders and decided to involve himself in active politics and hence joined Janata Party in 1977.
After completing his education, he started working with Tata Steel. During this phase, Das got associated with Janata Party and after the BJP's formation, he became an active member of the party.
However, his active political journey after his marriage to Rukmani Devi on March 11, 1978. Das joined the BJP in 1980 as a simple worker and then gradually rose through the party ranks before getting his first break when he was nominated as the party candidate from Jamshedpur (East) in the 1995 Assembly elections.
He became a minister for the first time after the creation of Jharkhand in the Babulal Marandi government and got berths in the subsequent two governments led by Arjun Munda before becoming the Deputy Chief Minister in the Shibu Soren-led government in 2009.
He held portfolios of Finance, Labour and Urban Development during his stint as cabinet minister.
A two-time state unit president, Das was appointed as BJP vice-president by party president Amit Shah, who was impressed by his administrative quality.
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