Articles about Arvinder Singh Lovely
Arvinder Singh Lovely is an Indian National Congress (INC) politician and a former four-time Member of the Legislative Assembly from Delhi. Lovely did his BA in Political Science from SGTB Khalsa College, University of Delhi. A student political leader of the National Students Union of India (NSUI), he became General Secretary of the Youth Congress and NSUI in the 1990s. He later went on to head the Delhi Pradesh Congress Committee (DPCC). Lovely became the youngest member of the Delhi Assembly in 1998, elected that year from the Gandhi Nagar constituency. He retained the seat consecutively in 2003, 2008, and 2013, becoming a four-time Member of Legislative Assembly (MLA). During the tenure of Sheila Dixit-led Delhi government, Lovely served as the Cabinet Minister for Education, Urban Development & Revenue, Tourism, and Transport, among other portfolios. He briefly switched to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in 2017, ahead of the municipal polls, but returned to INC the following year, citing ideological differences.
12 Sep 2020
PoliticsBefore she is expected to fly to the US for her annual medical check-up, Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Friday reshuffled the party's ranks, dropping veteran leader Ghulam Nabi Azad as the General Secretary of AICC.
23 Aug 2020
PoliticsSeveral senior leaders of the Indian National Congress (INC) have written to party chief Sonia Gandhi seeking sweeping changes in the party.
30 Jan 2020
PoliticsWith the induction of celebrated badminton star Saina Nehwal right ahead of the crucial Delhi Assembly elections, the Centre-ruling BJP has made it clear that it is looking to up its star power.
24 Jun 2019
PoliticsGautam Gambhir, who started his new innings as a politician with a bang, has got down to work.
09 May 2019
PoliticsOn Thursday, AAP's East Delhi Lok Sabha candidate Atishi broke down during a press conference. She was reading the contents of a pamphlet, which she alleged her opponent Gautam Gambhir distributed in the area.
26 Apr 2019
PoliticsIn what seems as yet another indication that BJP is relying on star power this election season, celebrated singer Daler Mehendi joined the saffron party on Friday.
28 Jul 2017
PoliticsAhead of RS polls, Congress is in for a major setback after three senior MLAs from Gujarat Assembly resigned and joined BJP in Amit Shah's presence in Gandhinagar on Thursday.
23 Apr 2017
PoliticsWithin a day of getting expelled from the Congress, Barkha Shukla Singh joined the BJP and lauded Prime Minister Narendra Modi's policies.
19 Apr 2017
PoliticsIn a surprise move, former Delhi Congress chief Arvinder Singh Lovely joined the BJP ahead of the municipal elections.
