G Kishan Reddy takes oath as Union Minister in PM Modi's cabinet

New Delhi [India], June 9 : Telangana BJP President Gangapuram Kishan Reddy was sworn in as Union Minister in the Prime Minister Narendra Modi-led NDA government on Sunday.
Kishan Reddy won the Secunderabad Lok Sabha seat with 4,73,012 votes in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
He was earlier a three-time MLA and BJP Floor Leader in Telangana and Andhra Pradesh Assemblies.
Gangapuram Kishan Reddy started his political career as a Yuva karyakarta (youth worker) in the Janata party. He joined the BJP at its inception in the year 1980.
He entered politics very early by joining the youth wing of the Janata Party and joining the BJP when the erstwhile Janasangh cadre split from the Janata Party.
In 1977, he started his political career as a Leader of the Youth wing of the Janata Party. In 1980 on the formation of the BJP from the Jana Sangh, Kishan Reddy joined the party full-time.
From 1994 to 2001 he was the National General Secretary, of Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (Served three consecutive terms for seven years).
From July 2001 to August 2002, he was State Treasurer, Bharatiya Janata Party, Andhra Pradesh State Spokesperson, Bharatiya Janata Party, Andhra Pradesh.
He was appointed as the President of the Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha (Youth wing of BJP) in 2002 when BJP was in power at the Center.
He contested as an MLA from Himayatnagar Assembly constituency in 2004 for the first time, when unfortunately the entire opposition experienced a rout.
In 2014-2018 he was elected as MLA from Amberpet Assembly Constituency, Hyderabad City.
In 2019 he won the Lok Sabha elections from Secunderabad Constituency. In May 2019, he became the Minister of State for Home Affairs and from July 2021 he is Union Minister for Tourism, Culture and Development of North Eastern Region.
Gangapuram Kishan Reddy hails from Ranga Reddy District, Telangana State was born in a middle-class farmers' family in 1960 to Late Gangapuram Swami Reddy and Late Andalamma.
The counting of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections was held on Tuesday. According to the Election Commission of India, the BJP won 240 seats, much lower than its 2019 tally of 303.
The Congress, on the other hand, registered a strong growth, winning 99 seats. The INDIA bloc crossed the 230 mark, posing stiff competition, and defying all predictions.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has secured a third term, but the BJP will need to rely on the support of other parties in his coalition - JD (U) chief Nitish Kumar and TDP's chief Chandrababu Naidu.
BJP fell 32 seats short of the 272 majority mark after votes polled in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections were counted. For the first time, since the Bharatiya Janata Party swept to power in 2014, it did not secure a majority on its own.