Arjun Munda takes charge as Union Tribal Affairs Minister

Ranchi: Senior BJP leader and former Chief Minister of Jharkhand Arjun Munda on Monday took charge as the Union Minister for Tribal Affairs. In a tweet Mr Munda said that he has taken over charge as the tribal affairs minister. Under Prime Minister Narendra Modi it is a pledge to work for the development of the tribals in the country. I need your love and blessings, he tweeted.

Mr Munda is the only minister from Jharkhand in the Union Government where as in the previous government there were two Union Ministers of State. Prime Minister Narendra Modi has shown his confidence in Arjun Munda who managed to who win the Khunti Lok Sabha seat in a very intriguing Battle against the Mahagathbandhan nominee Kalicharan Munda. Mr Munda is also the key tribal face of the party and is the sole minister from Jharkhand in the Union Cabinet.

Mr Munda who served thrice as the Chief Minister of the state has returned from political exile after gap of 5 years. He was first elected as MLA from Kharsawan in 1995 and denied to contest from Jamshedpur Lok Sabha seat in 2014 and later was also defeated in assembly polls in Kharsawan. However he remained active in the party organisation. This time he got the ticket from Khunti from where he managed to win by a margin of 1445 votes.

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