Minister George Kurian resigns as BJP skips him for Rajya Sabha time period | India Information
2 min learnUp to date: Jun 23, 2026 10:05 AM IST
Veteran BJP chief George Kurian at the moment resigned as a Union Minister after his six-year time period within the Rajya Sabha expired and the get together didn’t renominate him to the Higher Home of Parliament. The Rashtrapati Bhavan mentioned in an announcement that President Droupadi Murmu has accepted Kurian’s resignation beneath clause (2) of Article 75 of the Structure on the recommendation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Kurian, 65, is from Kottayam in Kerala and has earlier served as vice-president of the BJP’s unit within the southern state. A lawyer, he has been a well-recognized face on TV debates and was usually seen translating speeches of Prime Minister Modi and Residence Minister Amit Shah into Malayalam throughout their visits to Kerala. He was inducted into the Union cupboard in 2024 in a transfer that was seen because the BJP’s outreach to the Christian group to broaden its footprint in Kerala.
Kurian belongs to the Syro-Malabar Catholic Church, one of the vital outstanding Christian church buildings in Kerala. He has been with the BJP since its formation in 1980 and earlier served as a state normal secretary, the nationwide secretary of the Bharatiya Yuva Morcha, and the get together’s nationwide govt physique.
