Bhagwant Khuba, a two-time Lok Sabha member, belongs to the politically influential Lingayat community, which the BJP considers its major vote base in northern Karnataka. His induction into the Union ministry on Wednesday is being seen as a move to fill the Lingayat representation in the cabinet, which fell vacant after Suresh Angadi’s death due to COVID-19 in September last year. , who served as Minister of State. for railways.
An engineering graduate, Khuba (54), was involved in a family business and never contested elections before entering the Lok Sabha in 2014, the region’s political stalwart, Congress veteran and former chief minister Late N Dharam Singh in Bidar. By defeating Khand He won the seat again in 2019 by defeating another Congress veteran Ishwar B Khandre in the area. The fight against two Lingayat leaders in the community’s stronghold was closely watched.
Born on June 1, 1967 in Aurad, Bidar, he obtained BE (Mech) from Sri Siddaganga Institute of Technology, Tumakuru. He is presently a member of Standing Committee on Agriculture and Consultative Committee of Ministry of Railways.
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