Kushabhau Thakre

Kushabhau Thakre (August 15, 1922 – December 28, 2003) was a political leader in India.

Biography

He was born in Dhar, Madhya Pradesh, India to parents Dr. Sundar Rao Shripati Rao Thakre (father) and Smt. Shantabhai Sundar Rao Thakre (mother). He was educated at Dhar and Gwalior. In 1942, he was inducted as a Pracharak by the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh. He moved up in the Jana Sangh, the political wing of the RSS at the time, and then in the Janata Party when the parties merged. During the 1977-1979 Emergency, he was jailed for 19 months alongside other opposition political leaders. He was elected to Lok Sabha in 1979 in a by-election from Khandwa, Madhya Pradesh.

When the Bharatiya Janata Party was formed in 1980, he was appointed as a Secretary. Throughout the years, he held offices as a national General Secretary, Vice-President or "in-charge" of a particular state. On April 14, 1998 Thakre was elected as President of the Bharatiya Janata Party. In August 2000, he stepped down from this post. He died December 28, 2003 at the age of 81.

External links

* [http://www.bjp.org/leader/kusha.htm BJP Profile - Late Shri. Kushabhau Thakre]

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NAME = Thakre, Kushabhau
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SHORT DESCRIPTION = Indian political leader
DATE OF BIRTH = August 15, 1922
PLACE OF BIRTH = Dhar, Madhya Pradesh, India
DATE OF DEATH = December 28, 2003
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