Top BJP Leaders And Their Educational Qualifications

• Ashwini Vaishnav is by far the most qualified BJP leader who did MBA from Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania
• Narendra Modi holds a degree of MA from Gujarat University while Amit Shah has a BSc degree

Since 2014 there’s one ruling political party in India – Bhartiya Janata Party (BJP). Known for its right-wing approach the BJP has its government in 16 states and 3 Union Territories. It traces back its origin to 1951 when Shyama Prasad Mukherjee founded Bhartiya Jana Sangh. Top BJP leaders like Amit Shah, Narendra Modi, Yogi Adityanath etc are some of the India’s most capable politicians.

Here we’ll talk about educational qualifications of top BJP leaders. This also includes Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah. They’ve proved themselves by their great leadership and so it is little bit weird to talk about their educational qualifications.

Narendra Modi Educational Qualification – MA

Since 2014 Narendra Modi is India’s 14th prime minister. He belongs to OBC (Other Backward Classes) and completed his higher secondary education from Vadnagar, Gujarat in 1967. On Vadnagar Railway Station he used to sell tea on his father’s shop.

Then in 1978 he received a degree of BA (Bachelor of Arts) in political science School of Open Learning (SOL) at Delhi University. In 1983 he received a degree of MA (Master of Arts) in political science from Gujarat University via distance learning.

Amit Shah Educational Qualification – BSc

A close aide of Narendra Modi is Amit Shah. He served as a BJP president from 2014 to 2020. Since 2019 he is serving as India’s Home Minister. Amit Shah holds a BSc degree in biochemistry from CU Shah Science College. In his college days Amit Shah joined RSS (Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh) where he met Narendra Modi for the first time in 1982. After graduation he worked in his father’s PVC pipe business.

Ashwini Vaishnaw Educational Qualification – MBA

If we say that Ashwini Vaishnaw is India’s most qualified politician then it won’t be wrong. In 1991 he graduated from MBM Engineering College in Jodhpur in electronic and communications engineering. Then he did M.Tech from prestigious IIT Kanpur institute. With all-India rank of 27 he cleared UPSC to become an IAS officer from Odisha cadre.

In 2008 for pursuing MBA from Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania Ashwini Vaishnaw left for USA. Then he returned to India and worked in several public and private sector enterprises which includes GE Transportation, Siemens and Mormugao Port Trust.

Yogi Adityanath Educational Qualification – BMath

The most crucial state for BJP is Uttar Pradesh. Yogi Adityanath is the current and 21st CM of UP. He holds a degree of BMath (Bachelor in Mathematics) from Hemwati Nandan Bahuguna Garhwal University located in Uttarakhand.

Right from the start Yogi Adityanath dedicated his life to Hinduism and so he is called Yogi. He left his home in 1990s and became a disciple of Mahant Avaidyanath (his spiritual father) of Gorakhnath Math.

Himanta Biswa Sarma Educational Qualification – PhD

Assam’s 15th chief minister is Himanta Biswa Sarma. He is a lawyer and political as well. Till 2015 he was with Indian National Congress (INC) then he joined BJP and now he is one of the most acclaimed leaders in the party. In 1990 Himanta got a degree of BA and then MA in 1992 both in political science. In 1995 he got a degree of LLB and became a solicitor. From Gauhati University he finally did PhD in 2006 in political science.

Nitin Gadkari Educational Qualification – D.Litt

India’s longest serving minister of road transport & highways is Nitin Gadkari. He is serving this ministry since 2014. He holds a degree of M.Com and LLB from Nagpur University. From Swami Ramanand Teerth Marathwada University Nitin Gadkari holds D.Litt degree which is considered to be beyond the PhD in some countries.

Piyush Goyal Educational Qualification – LLB

From Maharashtra Piyush Goyal is the Member Of Parliament For Rajya Sabha For BJP. He is a Chartered Accountant and also holds a degree of LLB from Mumbai University. From Don Bosco High School, Matunga he did his schooling. His family has a long association with BJP as his mother was a three time BJP MLA and his father served as a Union Minister in BJP from 2001 to 2003.

Rajnath Singh Educational Qualification – MSc

On 31 May 2019 Rajnath Singh became the Defence Minister of India and made India a major arms exporter. He holds a degree of MSc in Physics from Gorakhpur University. Before joining politics he was a lecturer. He served as a BJP president twice and is a former chief minister of Uttar Pradesh.

Manohar Lal Khattar Educational Qualification – BA

One of the top BJP leaders in the list in Manohar Lal Khattar who is the 10th chief minister of Haryana. He did his matriculation from Pandit Neki Ram Sharma Government College, Rohtak. Then he moved to Delhi where he got BA degree from Delhi University. He joined RSS in 1977 and worked in it for 14 years before moving to BJP.

Bhupendra Patel Educational Qualification – Civil Engineer

Bhupendra Patel is the 17th chief minister of Gujarat which is Narendra Modi’s home state. He holds a diploma degree in civil engineering from Government Polytechnic, Ahmedabad in April 1982. His political career started in municipal bodies of Ahmedabad.

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