WHO IS JASWANT SINGH
Jaswant Singh
Former Finance Minister
As a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Jaswant Singh served in several central ministries for the first National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government. He was the Union finance minister for the last two years in the Atal Bihari Vajpayee-led government (from 2002 to 2004). During his tenure as the finance minister, Singh introduced the state Value Added Tax (VAT), which helped states generate more revenue. Jaswant Singh also slashed the custom duties.
Having previously served in the Indian Army, Singh joined active politics later in life and was among the founding members of the BJP. He was a member of the Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha at different times for several terms. He was elected to Rajya Sabha five times and Lok Sabha four times.
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Reducing govt spending holds the key to fixing India's inflation worries
If the finance ministry wants private investment to revive, it must make things easy for it and resist the temptation to go on ...| September 27, 2022, Tuesday -
Privation, limelight, exile: Jaswant Singh's political life saw all three
A true democrat and nationalist, the former army officer, founding member of the Bharatiya Janata Party, remained fiercely ...| September 27, 2020, Sunday -
Congress fields Gehlot's son from Jodhpur, Jaswant Singh's son from Barmer
The party's latest list has 19 candidate for Rajasthan and six each for Uttar Pradesh and Gujarat| March 29, 2019, Friday -
Finding Jaswant Singh: What remains of BJP veteran's legacy in Rajasthan
A travel across the BJP veteran's native Barmer district to capture his legacy and gauge the mood of the people as Rajasthan ...| December 03, 2018, Monday -
Jaswant's son banks on Rajput 'anger' to beat CM Raje in battle royale
The Singh family holds Vasundhara Raje responsible for denying Jaswant a ticket in 2014 and by defeating the CM, it is hoping to ...| November 28, 2018, Wednesday -
Congress pits BJP veteran Jaswant Singh's son against Vasundhara Raje
The opposition party had declared 152 candidates in the first list on Thursday night.| November 17, 2018, Saturday -
Ahead of Rajasthan Assembly polls, Jaswant Singh's son Manvendra joins Cong
Announcing Singh's induction into the Congress on the social media, Gandhi said it had bolstered the party's strength| October 17, 2018, Wednesday -
Rajasthan Assembly polls: Jaswant Singh's son Manvendra to join Congress
Manvendra Singh won as a BJP candidate from the Sheo assembly constituency of Barmer district in 2013 assembly polls| October 16, 2018, Tuesday -
For Jaswant Singh's son Manvendra, battle for Barmer goes beyond politics
In 2014 Lok Sabha polls, Jaswant contested as an Independent from Barmer and lost to BJP candidate Sonaram Chaudhary.| October 07, 2018, Sunday -
Jaswant Singh's son Manvendra quits BJP, says 'Kamal ka phool, badi bhool'
Singh said he was yet to take a decision on whether to join the Congress or not| September 22, 2018, Saturday
