Jaswant Singh
Indian politician and retired army officer (1938-2020) · India · On the map · Politicians · Died at 82
Major Jaswant Singh was an Indian Army officer and politician. He was one of the founding members of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), and was one of India's longest serving parliamentarians, having been a member of the Lok Sabha or the Rajya Sabha almost continuously between 1980 and 2014.
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Singh with Russian Prime Minister Vladimir Putin in 2000.
Jaswant Singh in Parliament to present Interim budget.
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Jaswant Singh having talks on Defence on 6 April 2001, along with Donald H. Rumsfeld.
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Jaswant Singh submitting nomination papers for Vice-President of India, along with Sushma Swaraj(left) and L K Advani(backward).
Jaswant Singh with Atal Bihari Vajpayee and P. L. Singh in New Delhi on 24 January 2004.On YouTube
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He was NDA's Vice-presidential candidate in the 2012 Indian vice-presidential election. Singh was the only leader from Rajasthan who became Minister Of External Affairs, Finance and Defence.
