BJP MP from Telangana G Kishan Reddy, who was sworn-in as a Minister of State, is a leader who rose through the ranks.
The BJP leader won the Secunderabad Lok Sabha seat in Telangana by a comfortable margin.
Reddy, who started his political career in 1977 as an ordinary worker with the Janata Party, had served as president of BJP in undivided Andhra Pradesh and Telangana and also as national president of BJYM, BJP's youth wing.
He also functioned as the party's floor leader of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Assembly.
Born in 1960 in neighbouring Ranga Reddy district, Kishan Reddy was inspired by Lok Nayak Jayaprakash Narayan and RSS leaders before he plunged into public service.
After working with Janata Party as an activist, he joined the BJP when it was formed in 1980.
Reddy's growth in the saffron party was gradual and he was appointed
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