People’s Leader Annpurna Devi, Minister of State for Education
A four-time MLA from Jharkhand and Bihar, Annpurna Devi is currently serving her first term as MP. She is the second Lok Sabha member from the state to have joined the Union cabinet after tribal affairs minister Arjun Munda. Devi represented the Koderma assembly seat on four occasions and was also a minister in the Hemant Soren government in 2013. The current Minister of State for Education won a popular mandate because of her contribution towards social welfare and working for the betterment of people in need. Devi believes that the teaching and learning of Indian languages should be integrated into schools and higher educational institutions.
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Holding Sway Over Eastern UP Anupriya Singh Patel, Minister of State for Commerce & Industry
Anupriya Patel is the Minister of State for Commerce and Industry in the Modi 2.0 government. In the first government, she was the Minister of State for Health and Family Welfare. Her party Apna Dal (Sonelal), of which she’s the President, is a key ally of the BJP in Uttar Pradesh. She represents the Mirzapur constituency in the Lok Sabha and has a significant inf luence over the Patel community in eastern UP. The BJP is banking on her party’s influence in the region for the 2022 polls. Patel has been a vocal proponent of empowering women and their participation in the public sphere. ARJUN
Razor Sharp Economics Anuradha Thakur, Additional Secretary, Ministry of Corporate Affairs
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