Union Minister Anand Kumar dies at 59,condolences follow

            In a tragic , senior BJP leader and cabinet minister HN Anand Kumar died on Mondayat 2 in the morning.
he was suffering from cancer and was undergoing treatment at shankara Hospital in Bengaluru. His wife,Tejaswini, and two daughters were present with him during the last hours.
prime Minister Narendra Modi and president Ram Nath Kovind expressed condolences.

Anand Kumar

Political Background-
1982-85 Secretary, Akhil Bharatiya Vidhyarathi Parishad (A.B.V.P.), Karnataka
1985-87 National Secretary, A.B.V.P.
1987-88 Secretary, Bharatiya Janata Party (B.J.P.), Karnataka
1988-95 General Secretary, B.J.P., Karnataka
1995 -98 National Secretary, B.J.P.
1996 Elected to 11th Lok Sabha
1996-97 Member, Consultative Committee, Ministry of Industry
Member, Standing Committee, Ministry of Railways
1998 Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha (2nd term)
Mar. 1998 - Oct. 1999 Union Cabinet Minister, Civil Aviation
Jan. 1999 - Oct. 1999 Additional charge, Ministry of Tourism
1999 Re-elected to 13th Lok Sabha (3rd term)
13 Oct. 1999 - 2 Feb. 2000 Union Cabinet Minister, Culture, Youth Affairs and Sports
2 Feb. 2000 - 1 Sep. 2001 Union Cabinet Minister, Tourism and Culture
1 Sep. 2001- Jul. 2003 Union Cabinet Minister, Urban Development & Poverty Alleviation with additional charge of Rural Development (from 6 April 2003-24 May 2003
26 Jun. 2003 President, Bharatiya Janata Party, Karnataka
2004 Re-elected to 14th Lok Sabha( 4th term)
Aug. 2004 - 8 Mar. 2007 Chairman, Standing Committee on Coal & Steel
Member, General Purposes Committee
1 Nov. 2004 - May 2014 National General Secretary, Bharatiya Janata Party
Member & Secretary, BJP Parliamentary Board
Member & Secretary, BJP Central Election Committee
2005 Member, Joint Committee on Office of Profit
9 Mar. 2007 Chairman, Standing Committee on Finance
Member, Business Advisory Committee
2009 Re-elected to 15th Lok Sabha (5th term)
31 Aug. 2009 - 5 May 2010 Chairman, Standing Committee on Chemicals and Fertilizers
23 Sep. 2009 Member, Committee of Privileges
Member, Rules Committee
Member, Business Advisory Committee
7 May 2010 - 2014 Chairman, Standing Committee on External Affairs
May, 2014 Re-elected to 16th Lok Sabha (6th term)
27 May 2014 - 5 July 2016 Union Cabinet Minister, Chemicals and Fertilizers
June 2014 Member, BJP Central Election Committee
Member, BJP Parliamentary Board
5 July 2016 onwards Union Cabinet Minister, Chemicals and Fertilizers; and Parliamentary Affairs