 "Sushma Swaraj: politically sharp & eloquent")
Sushma Swaraj, the leader of the Opposition in the 15th Lok Sabha who has her roots in Haryana, will contest the forthcoming polls from Vidisha (Madhya Pradesh).
The BJP’s most prominent woman politician entered Madhya Pradesh politics in 2006 as Rajya Sabha MP from the state, almost at the same time that Shivraj Singh Chouhan was appointed Chief Minister.
Last week, she openly defied the BJP leadership by tweeting her opposition to the readmission of former Karnataka rebel B. Sriramulu.
The BJP’s most prominent woman politician entered Madhya Pradesh politics in 2006 as Rajya Sabha MP from the state, almost at the same time that Shivraj Singh Chouhan was appointed Chief Minister.
Last week, she openly defied the BJP leadership by tweeting her opposition to the readmission of former Karnataka rebel B. Sriramulu.
An advocate by profession, she started her political career as a student leader with Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP) in the 1970s. Swaraj has the distinction of becoming the youngest ever cabinet minister in India. In 1977, she joined the Devi Lal government in Haryana as a cabinet minister.
In 1998, she became the first woman Chief Minister of Delhi, barely a month and a half before assembly elections.
In 1998, she became the first woman Chief Minister of Delhi, barely a month and a half before assembly elections.
In 1999, Swaraj had contested the Lok Sabha polls against Congress president Sonia Gandhi in Bellary (Karnataka) and lost. Gandhi polled 51.7% of the vote, Swaraj coming not too far behind with 44.7%.
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