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Who is Vijay Goel

Vijay Goel is a politician affiliated with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and a member of the Rajya Sabha (Rajasthan) since 2014. He served as a Minister of State for sports and youth affairs (July 2016 to Sep 2017), parliamentary affairs (Sep 2017 to May 2019), and Statistics & Programme Implementation (Sep 2017 to May 2019), in the Narendra Modi-led central government.
 
Previously, during the previous National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government under Atal Bihari Vajpayee, he had served as the minister for State for Statistics & Programme Implementation (July 2002 to July 2004), Planning (Sep 2001 to Nov 2001), and Prime Minister's Office (Sep 2001 to July 2004).
 
Born on 4 January 1954 to Charti Lal Goel and Basanti Devi, Vijay Goel did MCom from Shri Ram College of Commerce and LLB from the Delhi University (DU). His father was also a politician and formerly the Speaker of the Delhi Vidhan Sabha. Goel became active in politics during his college days and went on to become the president of the Delhi University Students’ Union (DUSU).
 
Goel had three consecutive terms as a member of the Lok Sabha (LS) — representing Delhi’s Sadar seat in the 11th LS (1996-98), and Chandni Chowk in the 12th and 13th LS (1998-99 and 1999-2004).
 
In February 2013, he became the president of the BJP’s Delhi unit and was briefly projected as its chief ministerial candidate ahead of the 2013 Delhi Assembly polls. However, he was removed as the Delhi BJP chief and Harsh Vardhan was made the CM face a little before election.
 
A vocal critic of the Arvind Kejriwal-led Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) government’s policies, he has also questioned, on several occasions, the credibility of AAP’s legislators, accusing them of corruption and serious offences.
 
For the 2020 Delhi Assembly election, Vijay Goel is one of the most active campaigners for the BJP.
 

Latest Updates on Vijay Goel

Allot funds to civic bodies, start Ayushman Bharat: Vijay Goel to Kejriwal

The former Union minister also requested Kejriwal to hold 'Janta Darbar' to meet people and solve their problems

Updated On: 20 Feb 2020 | 4:34 PM IST

Many AAP candidates face corruption, rape, other charges: Vijay Goel

He highlighted that Kejriwal had in 2013 asserted that he would cancel tickets if any of the AAP candidates had questionable character or found involved in corruption, crime and communalism

Updated On: 15 Jan 2020 | 5:39 PM IST

BJP MP Vijay Goel violates odd-even rule in protest, issued Rs 4000 challan

Violation of the odd-even rule is punishable with a fine of Rs 4,000. The fine was Rs 2,000 in earlier two editions of the initiative in 2016

Updated On: 04 Nov 2019 | 3:42 PM IST

Sports ministry to launch talent search portal, says Vijay Goel

We need to end all conflict between the ministry and federations, says Goel

Updated On: 20 May 2017 | 7:07 PM IST

Will talk to AIFF on Aizawl issue, says Vijay Goel

The club has made a formal application to the AIFF to continue being a part of the top division

Updated On: 05 May 2017 | 2:48 PM IST

Resolution passed to transfer sports to Concurrent List: Vijay Goel

Goel said that NSFs have agreed to make an effort to bring sports in the Concurrent List from the State List

Updated On: 27 Oct 2016 | 10:35 PM IST

Sports Minister Vijay Goel's slip of tongue receives heavy trolling on Twitter

He referred to PV Sindhu and Sakshi Malik as gold medallists

Updated On: 29 Aug 2016 | 3:30 PM IST

Not upset with India's performance in Rio Olympics: Vijay Goel

Despite the country sending a contingent of 119 athletes to Rio 2016, where it manages to win only two medals.

Updated On: 27 Aug 2016 | 1:46 PM IST

After controversy in Rio, Vijay Goel says no reports of misbehaviour against him

One of the authorities in Rio had threatened to cancel Goel's accreditation on Thursday

Updated On: 12 Aug 2016 | 11:53 AM IST

Sidelined in Delhi, Vijay Goel makes a comeback as Union minister in Cabinet expansion

He has held the charges of youth affairs and sports and parliamentary affairs as a minister of state in the past

Updated On: 05 Jul 2016 | 1:06 PM IST