Meet Danish Azad Ansari, the only Muslim minister in UP’s Yogi government 2.0

At the beginning of the second innings of Uttar Pradesh Yogi Adityanath government Specially keeping in mind the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, it has tried to strike at the right caste equations. There is also a Muslim minister in Yogi Sarkar 2.0, as part of the inclusion of people from different castes and communities.

Danish Azad Ansari was sworn in as a minister of state on Friday, even as Mohsin Raza, who was the only Muslim face in the previous government and known to firmly put his views on the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party, was taken aback. The bar has been removed. ,

Danish said he was surprised to receive a call from the CM residence in the morning as the 33-year-old got a chance to attend Yogi Adityanath’s team,

The youth leader has been serving as the state general secretary of the BJP Minority Morcha (UP).

In 2017, he was made a member of the Urdu Language Committee of the Government of Uttar Pradesh.

Danish started his political career with the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), the student wing of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS)— the BJP’s ideological mentor.

Danish, who hails from Ballia district, also has a close association with Lucknow University. He studied and learned his politics there.

Danish’s relationship with the ABVP began with the Lucknow University in 2011. He held several key positions in the student body.

During his time at Lucknow University, Danish obtained B.Com and MA degrees and also completed his studies in Public Administration in 2015-16.

After becoming a member of the state’s Urdu language committee in 2017, he became the state general secretary of the minority wing of the BJP in UP.

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