Lok Sabha Elections: Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and External Affairs Minister S. BJP has made a big announcement regarding Jaishankar. BJP has decided to field both the Union Ministers in the Lok Sabha elections this time. However, he did not tell from which seat he would contest the elections. Let us tell you that in Modi government Nirmala Sitharaman and S. Jaishankar is holding important departments in both the cabinets. At present both of them are members of Rajya Sabha and both have not contested elections yet.
On behalf of BJP, Union Minister Prahlad Joshi announced that, 'The party is planning to field both of them in the elections.' Let us tell you that Prahlad Joshi is also a Union Minister in the Central Government. Perhaps Nirmala Sitharaman can be fielded from a seat in Karnataka.
According to PTI report, Prahlad Joshi while talking to reporters said, 'It is almost certain that Union Ministers Nirmala Sitharaman and S. Jaishankar will contest the next Lok Sabha elections. However, it has not been decided yet from where he will contest the elections. Be it in Karnataka or any other state.
It is noteworthy that Nirmala Sitharaman is currently a Rajya Sabha member from Karnataka. So S. Jaishankar had come to Rajya Sabha from Gujarat. Sitharaman joined BJP in 2008 and was its spokesperson till 2014. After Narendra Modi became Prime Minister, he was made a junior minister. Then he was sent to Rajya Sabha from Andhra Pradesh.
He was the Defense Minister from 2017 to 2019. Meanwhile, after the death of Arun Jaitley, he was given the responsibility of Finance Ministry. Let's talk again S. As far as Jaishankar is concerned, he has been an ambassador. In 2015, he was on the post of Foreign Secretary. Then joined Modi government in 2019. Then he was sent to Rajya Sabha from Gujarat. Now S. Jaishankar is popular among Indians not only in the country but all over the world.