719:'s 13-day ministry. When the BJP returned to power in 1998, he was first appointed as advisor to the Prime Minister. He resigned from that post and stood for Rajya Sabha elections in July 1998. He won and in December 1998, he was appointed the Minister for Information and Broadcasting, and Food Processing. A year later, in October 1999, he was moved to Parliamentary Affairs and Water Resources. He relinquished Water Resources a month later in November and took charge of Information Technology (in addition to Parliamentary Affairs).
762:. These controversies may have been the reason why he was dropped from the cabinet in the reshuffle of 2003. There was also speculation that he was a casualty of the silent intra-party battle between Vajpayee and Advani . Shourie succeeded him to the Communications portfolio. Mahajan was appointed the General Secretary of the BJP . He contested media speculation that this was a demotion, saying that there were no differences between him and the party and that he had just changed positions from chariot rider to charioteer.
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made statements in the press claiming that it was, in fact, Mahajan who had the affair and was the actual father. She challenged him to a DNA test. Mahajan agreed to take the test but eventually did not as the Delhi Police dismissed Sharma's claim as an emotional outburst as she was unable to provide any concrete evidence in support of her charges.
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as minister of state) and oversaw the formulation of the New
Telecom Policy of 1999. The policy replaced fixed license fees with a revenue sharing agreement, a move that was widely criticized for changing rules midway and causing loss of revenue to the government. Mahajan, who succeeded to the post
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Bhatnagar was murdered on 23 January 1999. The investigation had gone on for three years and was out of the media spotlight till Sharma's arrest. His motive for the murder, according to the Delhi Police, was that he had fathered
Bhatnagar's child and was under pressure from her to marry him. Madhu
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and was incarcerated in the Nashik central jail until it was lifted. He was one of the select batch of RSS workers co-opted into the BJP and was the general secretary of the party's state unit till 1985. Between 1983 and 1985, he was also the All India
Secretary of his party. After unsuccessfully
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and were staying in a rented house in
Mangalwar Peth. Mahajan spent his childhood in Ambejogai. He was the second child of his parents, with two brothers Prakash and Pravin, and two sisters Pratibha and Pradnya. His father died when he was 21. He attended Yogeshwari Vidyalaya and Mahavidyalaya in
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Despite being credited with responsibility for his party's numerous election victories, Mahajan rarely contested or won popular elections himself. He had been elected to
Parliament many times, but mostly through the Rajya Sabha, the indirectly elected upper house. He served in the Rajya Sabha in
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Mahajan was seen as being close to various lobbyists and corporate houses and there were numerous allegations of financial irregularities during his tenure in the
Ministry of Telecom. One of the foremost allegations is his blatant favoring of the Reliance Group in exchange for alleged underhand
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In 2001, he was appointed to the
Communications ministry under controversial circumstances. The earlier telecom policy of the government, formulated in 1994, had allowed private participation in cellular telephony after open bidding, on payment of a license fee determined through the bidding.
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546:'s telecommunications minister between 2001 and 2003, he played a major role in India's cellular revolution. He was widely seen as a successful Parliamentary Affairs minister due to his good relations with members of political parties across the ideological spectrum.
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after the shooting. The police claimed that it was a premeditated attack born out of resentment built up over a long time. Pravin accused his brother of "ignoring and humiliating him, and not giving him his due". He also felt neglected and suffered from an
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Mahajan's aspirations were always national, but he also did a significant amount of work in building up his party's fortunes in his home state of
Maharashtra. In this, he was partnered with his childhood friend-turned brother-in-law
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On 22 April 2006, he was shot by his brother Pravin
Mahajan over a family dispute. He succumbed to his injury 13 days later. Pravin was sentenced to lifetime imprisonment by the court in 2007.
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offered one crore shares to three companies – Prerna Auto, Fairever
Traders and Softnet – at the rate of ₹1 a share. These three companies are owned by Ashish Deora, the business partner of
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of these shares and allegations of quid pro quo gained prominence in the light of the favouritism shown towards Reliance by Pramod Mahajan when he was the minister for Telecommunications.
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flew in from London to treat him. After struggling for his life for 13 days, Mahajan suffered from a cardiac arrest and died on 3 May 2006 at 16:10. He was given a state funeral at the
1021:"Pramod Mahajan's was a truly meteoric rise in the country's political landscape...The wily 56-year old Deshastha Brahmin was not only the Bharatiya Janata Party's master strategist...
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in August 2001, after a cabinet reshuffle (that also merged the department of Information technology with the Telecommunications portfolio) had the task of implementing this policy.
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During his tenure, the number of new telephone connections enjoyed unprecedented growth and rentals fell by a large amount. However, he was also accused of favouring
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in 1986, a position he held again between 1990 and 1992. By virtue of his organizational skills and hard work, he rose to a prominent position, first in the
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platform. Nonetheless, the elections turned out to be a resounding victory for the BJP, which won in three of the four states. Emboldened by this success,
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attempted tough action against the defaulting companies, but was sacked. After this, Prime Minister Vajpayee himself took over the cabinet portfolio (with
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Pramod Mahajan was the brain behind the Shiv Sena-BJP alliance in Maharashtra and was believed to be the only person Bal Thackeray trusted in the party
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Mahajan came to play a vital role during the coalition era of the late 1980s. He rose to national prominence when he helped organize BJP President
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He worked as an English teacher at the Kholeshwar College in Ambejogai between 1971 and 1974 before joining active politics during the
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in 2004 and Mahajan was given charge of the campaign. However, the BJP performed unexpectedly poorly in them, losing power to the
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because he was the poorer younger brother of a much famous elder brother. Pravin was charged with murder under Sec. 302 of the
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by Madhu Sharma, the wife of IPS officer Ravi Kant Sharma who was an accused in the murder and in police custody.
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inside the former's apartment in Mumbai following a dispute. Four bullets were fired. Mahajan was taken to the
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1986–92, 1992–96, 1998–2004 and for the last time in 2004. He was elected to the Lok Sabha once in 1996 from
523:(30 October 1949 – 3 May 2006) was an Indian politician from Maharashtra. A second-generation leader of the
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elections from Mumbai – North East constituency. He won in 1996 but lost in 1998. As Prime Minister
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678:(who is married to his sister Pradnya). Mahajan was responsible for his party's alliance with the
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Pramod Mahajan was born to Venkatesh Devidas Mahajan and Prabhavati Venkatesh Mahajan in
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1066:"Flair and flamboyance – Pramod Mahajan: Fastest rising leader of his generation in BJP"
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National Telecommunications Institute for Policy Research Innovation Training (NTIPRIT)
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Mahajan was accused of orchestrating the murder of former Indian Express journalist
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family. The Mahajan family had migrated from their home in Mahajan gully in
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and a General Secretary of his party. He contested only two
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Centre for Excellence in Telecom Technology and Management
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by allowing it to offer full nationwide mobility through
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Indian people imprisoned during the Emergency (India)
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Ministry of Communications and Information Technology
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Minister of Communications and Information Technology
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Chargesheet changed from Attempt to Murder to Murder
1438:"'No Mahajan links in sale of Reliance Info equity'"
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elections, he became the president of the All India
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Indian politicians assassinated in the 20th century
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Bharatiya Janata Party politicians from Maharashtra
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The Telecom Regulatory Authority of India Act, 1997
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Controller General of Communication Accounts (CGCA)
1491:. 2002. Archived from the original on 30 April 2003
817:were held in four Indian states in December 2003 –
527:(BJP), he belonged to a group of relatively young "
2159:National Institute of Communication Finance (NICF)
2057:Telecom Disputes Settlement and Appellate Tribunal
1718:"Pravin gets life term for killing Pramod Mahajan"
2105:National Centre for Communication Security (NCCS)
794:Allegations for role in Shivani Bhatnagar's death
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750:He was also involved in a dispute with the then
747:without payment of the required license fees.
2011:
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861:where he was operated upon. Liver specialist
766:Alleged irregularities as minister of telecom
2235:Telecommunications Consultants India Limited
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2702:Asian politicians assassinated in the 2000s
2182:Telecom Enforcement Resource and Monitoring
987:"Mahajan, Shri Pramod. Biographical sketch"
258:05 December 1998 – 13 October 1999
57:2 September 2001 – 28 January 2003
2125:Controller of Communication Accounts (CCA)
2018:
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649:He took part in the agitation against the
594:studied in Swami Ramanand Teerth College,
111:13 October 1999 – 29 January 2003
2194:Wireless Planning & Coordination Wing
2316:The Indian Wireless Telegraphy Act, 1940
2091:Universal Service Obligation Fund (USOF)
1092:"How Mahajan kept the BJP-Sena together"
727:. The then Minister for Communications,
246:Minister of Information and Broadcasting
1749:Pravin Mahajan dies of brain hemorrhage
1678:"Attack on Pramod premeditated: Police"
1603:"Mahajan accepts blame for BJP debacle"
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912:List of assassinated Indian politicians
2647:Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh pracharaks
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1577:"The Assembly elections 2003 homepage"
1330:. Frontline on the net. Archived from
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1666:State funeral given to Pramod Mahajan
1628:The specialist who will treat Mahajan
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898:. Pravin died on 3 March 2010 due to
2657:Rajya Sabha members from Maharashtra
2140:Centre for Development of Telematics
2086:Telecommunication Engineering Center
1551:"Hindutva not to be poll issue: BJP"
670:BJP and then at the national level.
2223:Indian Telephone Industries Limited
1354:"Arun Shourie hits back at Mahajan"
963:Biswas, Soutik (30 December 2005).
653:imposed by the then Prime Minister
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2687:Lok Sabha members from Maharashtra
2034:Ministry of Communications (India)
1726:. 18 December 2007. Archived from
1188:"How telecom wires got so tangled"
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771:financial dealings. A relative of
206:16 May 1996 – 1 June 1996
156:16 May 1996 – 1 June 1996
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2229:Mahanagar Telephone Nigam Limited
2178:Digital Communications Commission
1751:– The Times of India 3 March 2010
1013:"BJP loses its master strategist"
99:Minister of Parliamentary Affairs
2712:Politicians assassinated in 2006
2319:The Indian Post Office Act, 1898
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2252:Indian Telecommunication Service
2211:Bharat Broadband Network Limited
2109:Wireless Monitoring Organisation
2042:Department of Telecommunications
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2682:Members of the Cabinet of India
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1266:"National Telecom Policy, 1999"
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1162:"National Telecom Policy, 1994"
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930:Revathi Krishnan (3 May 2020).
584:Ranade Institute for Journalism
2312:The Indian Telegraph Act, 1885
2082:Director General Telecom (DGT)
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1090:Firdaus, Ashraf (4 May 2006).
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2188:Telephone Advisory Committees
1114:"List of Rajya Sabha members"
989:. Rajya Sabha. Archived from
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2217:Bharat Sanchar Nigam Limited
1641:"Pramod Mahajan passes away"
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786:, Pramod Mahajan's son. The
664:Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha
504:, Mumbai, Maharashtra, India
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2697:Politicians from Marathwada
2596:Devusinh Jesingbhai Chauhan
1630:– Rediff News 23 April 2006
1406:"the shadowy member of BJP"
1064:Priya Sahgal (8 May 2006).
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630:Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh
10:
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2667:Deaths by firearm in India
1822:Defence Ministers of India
1039:"He is BJP's tomorrow man"
881:Pravin surrendered at the
758:over the privatization of
2672:People murdered in Mumbai
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2296:India Post Payments Bank
1762:"Pravin Mahajan is dead"
1463:"Shivani Bhatnagar Case"
1328:"Seeking accountability"
965:"What next for the BJP?"
873:, Mumbai on 4 May 2006.
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843:Indian National Congress
628:Mahajan was a member of
561:, Telangana, India in a
521:Pramod Venkatesh Mahajan
393:Pramod Venkatesh Mahajan
2402:Hemvati Nandan Bahuguna
1908:Vishwanath Pratap Singh
1883:Chidambaram Subramaniam
1838:N. Gopalaswami Ayyangar
1525:"We'll have a 4–0 lead"
1043:Daily News and Analysis
892:Indian Penal Code (IPC)
810:2003 and 2004 elections
534:He was a member of the
2407:Kasu Brahmananda Reddy
525:Bharatiya Janata Party
459:Bharatiya Janata Party
2642:2006 murders in India
2591:Sanjay Shamrao Dhotre
1704:11 March 2007 at the
1408:. Ganpati News. 2010.
2502:Atal Bihari Vajpayee
2447:Bhishma Narain Singh
2412:Shankar Dayal Sharma
1465:. Rediff India. 2003
1292:"The telecom tangle"
658:contesting the 1984
544:Atal Bihari Vajpayee
300:Member of Parliament
269:Atal Bihari Vajpayee
216:Atal Bihari Vajpayee
166:Atal Bihari Vajpayee
121:Atal Bihari Vajpayee
68:Atal Bihari Vajpayee
2677:Marathi politicians
2662:India MPs 1996–1997
2610:Preceding Ministry:
2562:Ravi Shankar Prasad
2457:Anant Prasad Sharma
2442:Shyam Nandan Mishra
2422:Parkash Singh Badal
2382:Satya Narayan Sinha
2357:Lal Bahadur Shastri
2286:Army Postal Service
2279:Department of Posts
2150:Training Institutes
2099:Subordinate Offices
1933:Mulayam Singh Yadav
1898:P. V. Narasimha Rao
1853:V. K. Krishna Menon
1420:"All in the Family"
1168:on 20 February 2006
888:inferiority complex
855:.32 Browning pistol
582:and studied at the
239:Mulayam Singh Yadav
227:P. V. Narasimha Rao
194:Minister of Defence
2579:Ministers of State
2492:K. P. Unnikrishnan
1968:Nirmala Sitharaman
1858:Yashwantrao Chavan
1848:Kailash Nath Katju
1730:on 19 October 2012
1723:The Times of India
1442:The Economic Times
1424:The Indian Express
815:Assembly elections
778:Further, In 2006,
687:Lal Krishna Advani
651:state of emergency
2619:
2618:
2507:Beni Prasad Verma
2482:Bir Bahadur Singh
2337:Rafi Ahmed Kidwai
2265:
2264:
2133:Autonomous Bodies
1993:
1992:
1893:Shankarrao Chavan
1485:"A sordid affair"
900:brain haemorrhage
896:life imprisonment
800:Shivani Bhatnagar
780:Reliance Infocomm
741:Reliance Infocomm
701:Mumbai North East
668:Maharashtra state
563:Deshastha Brahmin
518:
517:
347:Mumbai North East
16:Indian politician
2719:
2600:
2571:
2567:Ashwini Vaishnaw
2527:Ram Vilas Paswan
2427:George Fernandes
2387:Ram Subhag Singh
2377:Ashoke Kumar Sen
2367:Jawaharlal Nehru
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2073:Attached Offices
2050:Statutory Bodies
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1948:Pranab Mukherjee
1938:George Fernandes
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859:Hinduja Hospital
821:, Chhattisgarh,
773:Sudhanshu Mittal
733:Ram Vilas Paswan
624:Political career
510:As of 5 May 2006
493:(brother-in-law)
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2472:Arjun Singh
2362:S. K. Patil
2352:Raj Bahadur
1976:(incumbent)
1734:19 December
1384:The Tribune
1358:The Tribune
1120:30 December
1098:7 September
1070:India Today
1049:2 September
1017:Rediff News
997:2 September
971:2 September
936:theprint.in
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536:Rajya Sabha
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406:Mahbubnagar
322:Preceded by
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2397:Sher Singh
2342:Amrit Kaur
2291:India Post
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918:References
707:Government
553:Early life
424:3 May 2006
399:1949-10-30
2330:Ministers
1878:Bansi Lal
1767:The Hindu
1489:Frontline
1075:7 October
877:Aftermath
839:elections
827:Rajasthan
754:minister
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695:in 1990.
680:Shiv Sena
660:Lok Sabha
646:in 1974.
618:emergency
600:Ambajogai
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571:Ambajogai
567:Dharashiv
540:Lok Sabha
487:Relatives
414:Telangana
375:1998–2004
371:In office
364:1986–1996
360:In office
316:1996–1998
312:In office
304:Lok Sabha
254:In office
202:In office
152:In office
107:In office
53:In office
2522:Jagmohan
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