Rajeev Chandrashekar

Rajeev Chandrashekar is an Indian politician and the Minister of State for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship and Minister of State for Electronics and Information Technology. He is member of Bharatiya Janata Party and represents the state of Karnataka.

June 10, 2024

Analysis | Has Thiruvananthapuram turned out to be Rajeev Chandrasekhar’s Waterloo?

There was a feeling in the BJP circles that Chandrasekhar would be reinducted as the party had found in him the best bet to snatch the Thiruvananthapuram Lok Sabha seat from the Congress.

MODI 3.0

June 10, 2024
Modi 3.0 drops 37 ministers from outgoing govt; Smriti Irani, Anurag Thakur among prominent names

Eighteen of the dropped ministers had lost the elections.
June 09, 2024
'Curtains on 18 years of public life', announces Rajeev Chandrasekhar; deletes post later

Rajeev retracted the post and called the tweet a confusion caused by a "new young intern" of his team.
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June 05, 2024
Analysis | Saffron-hearted Thiruvananthapuram falls for Tharoor's charm again

At one point, when nearly 60% of the votes were counted, Chandrasekhar was ahead of Tharoor by over 25,000 votes.
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June 04, 2024
Thiruvananthapuram Election Results: After initial scare, Tharoor downs Chandrasekhar to win a fourth time

According to Election Commission data, Tharoor was leading by over 15,000 votes in the constituency.
June 04, 2024
Thiruvananthapuram Election Result: Rajeev Chandrasekhar concedes defeat to Tharoor

Growth of BJP in Kerala is completely expected and will continue: Rajeev Chandrasekhar
May 23, 2024
Saddened by deaths in floods, posts Chandrasekhar; He may have watched '2018', trolls Minister Sivankutty

The Union Minister's now-deleted misinformed post became fodder for social media trolls.

May 10, 2024
Mani Shankar Aiyar's 'respect Pak' remark in old video triggers row as BJP attacks Cong

Aiyar claimed that the video was old and resurfaced due to the BJP's faltering election campaign.
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April 30, 2024
BJP’s performance in south India will be historic: Rajeev Chandrasekhar

The BJP has performed extremely strongly in Kerala and Tamil Nadu and its overall tally from south India will be closer to 60 this time, he claimed.
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April 23, 2024
PIL in HC seeks rejection of Rajeev Chandrasekhar's nomination

The petitioners urged the High Court to direct the returning officer to pass a reasoned order on their complaints within two days.