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Nalin Kumar Kateel
Bhartiya Janata Party
DOB
07 Dec 1966
Age
58 years
birth palce
Mangaluru, Karnataka
profession
Politician
Nalin Kumar Kateel biography
Nalin Kumar Kateel, born on December 7, 1966, in Mangaluru, Karnataka, is a prominent figure in the political landscape of Karnataka and India. He has served as a member of parliament for the Dakshina Kannada constituency since 2009.
His political journey began when he became a Pracharak (full-time member) of Rashtriya Swayam Sevak Sangh (RSS) at 18 and worked there for 12 years. Later, he joined the Bharatiya Janta Party and, rising through the ranks, became District general secretary of the party in 2004.
In 2009, he was elected to the Lok Sabha, the lower house of India’s Parliament. He was re-elected as MP in the 2014 and 2019 Lok Sabha elections.
On 20 August 2019, he was appointed the state unit president of the Karnataka BJP to replace B. S. Yediyurappa, who had become the chief minister. He served as the 9th State President of the Bharatiya Janata Party of Karnataka from 20 August 2019 till 10th November 2023.
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Nalin Kumar Kateel personal life
Father
Late Shri Niranjan Shetty
Mother
Smt. Sushila N Shetty
Spouse
Sridevi N Shetty
Education
Matriculate
NALIN KUMAR KATEEL NEWS
K'taka BJP issues notices to 11 party men for 'anti-party activity' and 'causing embarrassment'
July 01, 2023 8:16 am
The decision was taken at a meeting of BJP leaders attended by state party president Nalin Kumar Kateel and former chief minister and parliamentary board member B S Yediyurappa among others on Friday.
Tipu Sultan's contested legacy: Why the Karnataka BJP president wants to chase away 'Tipu supporters'
February 17, 2023 7:49 am
What did Tipu Sultan do that today’s politicians just cannot leave him alone? We discuss Tipu Sultan and his legacy which has been a source of constant controversy.
'Chase away Tipu lovers, only those who chant Ram bhajans should be here': Karnataka BJP chief Kateel
February 16, 2023 6:02 am
Kateel was referring to Tipu Sultan for the second time this week, having earlier termed the Assembly elections as a fight between the ideologies of Vinayak Savarkar and the 18th-century king.
For BJP, the focus in Karnataka: ‘Love jihad’ over governance
January 04, 2023 10:54 pm
The BJP evidently counts on contentious issues such as the border dispute with Maharashtra and corruption in the government to slip into the background if the poll campaign emphasises identity issues
Love jihad a priority, not ‘small issues’ like roads, drains: Karnataka BJP chief Nalin Kumar Kateel
January 04, 2023 10:25 am
Tweeting a video of Kateel's speech, the Karnataka Congress posted from its handle on Monday (translated from Kannada): “...Development of the state, employment and education are minor issues! It's shameful that BJP has asked its party workers not to talk about development, of which it has done little."
Karnataka polls: State BJP chief recuses himself from party events, speculation rife of a replacement
November 11, 2022 12:49 am
Poor rally turnouts, anger of Dakshina Kannada cadre after murder of youth leader, push for fresh, youthful faces in 2023 Assembly polls all cited as possible reasons Nalin Kateel may be on his way out.
BJP opens war room for 2023 Karnataka polls amid ‘questions’ over future of state unit president Kateel
August 11, 2022 9:58 am
Right-wing activists had displayed public anger against the BJP state president in his home district of Dakshina Kannada in July, following the murder of a BJP youth worker.
Behind Karnataka BJP, RSS leaders heckling, Hindutva cadre resentment, caste faultlines
July 28, 2022 7:08 am
The right-wing activists' move reflected their anger over Nettaru's murder and the “delay” by the BJP leaders in visiting the family of the party worker, who came through the local Sangh Parivar ranks.
BJP youth leader killed in Karnataka, party workers slam own state govt
July 28, 2022 7:48 am
Following the incident, several BJP workers expressed their anger at the state government and the party's leaders by targeting the vehicle of its state president and submitting their resignations.
Hijab row: Won't allow 'Talibanisation' of education system, says Karnataka BJP chief
February 05, 2022 4:13 pm
Kateel's remarks come as Burqa-clad women in some parts of the state continued to protest against the decision to bar female students from wearing 'hijab' (headscarf) inside classes
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