Who Is Jayant Chaudhary, A Probable Minister Of Modi 3.0 Government

Narendra Modi will take oath today at the Rashtrapati Bhavan. The ceremony will take place at 7 pm. He will be the first three-term Prime Minister after Congress stalwart Jawaharlal Nehru.  

More than 1,000 officers have been deployed around the area by Delhi Police for the grand event. Meanwhile, three-layered security has been put in place at Rashtrapati Bhawan where Narendra Modi will be administered the oath of office by President Droupadi Murmu. 

While the nation gears up for Narendra Modi's Swearing-In Ceremony, let's take a closer look at  Rashtriya Lok Dal leader Jayant Chaudhary. 

Mr Chaudhary joined the NDA after his grandfather Chaudhary Charan Singh, who served as the 5th Prime Minister of India, was posthumously honoured with Bharat Ratna, the highest civilian honour in the country, in February this year.  

Mr Chaudhary was earlier associated with Akhilesh Yadav's Samajwadi Party. He joined hands with NDA ahead of the Lok Sabha Elections 2024. 

Who is Jayant Chaudhary?

• He is the National Vice-President of the Rashtriya Lok Dal. In the 2009 Lok Sabha Elections, Mr Chaudhary contested from Mathura, Uttar Pradesh. 
• Jayant Chaudhary was also a member of the 15th Lok Sabha. 
• At that time, he was part of the Parliamentary Committees including Standing Committees on Commerce, Agriculture and Finance, the Consultative Committee on Finance, the Committee on Ethics, and the Committee on Government Assurances.
• Jayant Chaudhary was one of the chair members at the FICCI Indo-British Forum of Parliamentarians. He was also actively involved in the  Indo-Venezuela Parliamentary Friendship Group.
• Jayant Chaudhary, born in 1978, completed his graduation from Sri Venkateswara College, Delhi University. He also holds an MSc in Accounting and Finance degree from the London School of Economics and Political Science.