Idea Exchange With Dharmendra Pradhan

Son of former BJP MP Debendra Pradhan, Dharmendra Pradhan was inducted into the Modi Cabinet after delivering a victory for the BJP in Bihar in the 2014 general elections. Though he couldn’t manage the same feat in the Assembly elections, Pradhan has been a consistent performer as MoS, Petroleum and Natural Gas. Freeing up diesel prices from administrative control, reduction in LPG subsidies and the Pradhan Mantri Ujjwala Yojana, for providing subsidised LPG connection to the poor, are the highlights of his tenure - See more at: https://indianexpress.com/article/india/india-news-india/if-ongc-finds-it-viable-it-can-work-with-gspc-are-they-india-and-pakistan-asks-dharmendra-pradhan-idea-exchange-2823858/#sthash.OwXwrugc.dpuf