28 Facts About Varun Gandhi

Varun Gandhi is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party and was inducted into Rajnath Singh's team in March 2012 as General Secretary.

Feroze Varun Gandhi was born in Delhi on 13 March 1980 to Sanjay Gandhi and Maneka Gandhi.

Varun Gandhi is the grandson of former Prime Minister of India, Indira Gandhi and the great-grandson of India's first Prime Minister, Jawaharlal Nehru.

Varun was born soon after Indira Gandhi regained power in the 1980 general election.

Sanjay Gandhi died in a plane crash when Varun was three months old in June 1980.

Indira was assassinated when Varun was four years old on 31 October 1984.

Varun Gandhi attended Rishi Valley School and the British School, New Delhi, where he ran for a position on the student council.

Varun Gandhi was first introduced to the Pilibhit constituency by his mother during the 1999 election campaigning.

Maneka had been a part of the National Democratic Alliance since earlier but she and Varun Gandhi formally joined BJP in 2004.

Varun Gandhi campaigned for the party in the 2004 elections, covering over 40 constituencies.

Varun Gandhi became the youngest ever general secretary of the party.

In May 2013, Varun Gandhi was made in charge of the BJP's affairs in West Bengal.

In June 2013, Varun Gandhi requested Lok Sabha Speaker Meira Kumar to call an emergency all party meeting in view of the calamity in Uttarakhand in which thousands of people had died.

Varun Gandhi suggested a number of step like contribution from MPLADs fund, forgoing of three months' salary by MPs and tax incentives for corporate and individuals for help.

Varun Gandhi has said that he spoke to many MPs and all of them were ready to contribute.

Varun Gandhi said that the Speaker should act as a catalyst and coordinate the action plan.

In July 2013, Varun Gandhi handed over a cheque of Rs 1 lakh from his salary account to family members of former Jan Sangh Member of Legislative Assembly late Bhagwati Prasad, who died at a government hospital after prolonged illness and age-related complications.

Varun Gandhi said he learned about Prasad only after his death.

Varun Gandhi's proposals were worth more than the entire MPLAD fund thus ensuring the entire amount of 25 crore was spent during his tenure as a Member of Parliament.

In September 2013, Varun Gandhi accused the Samajwadi Party-led Uttar Pradesh government of pursuing the politics of appeasement, and said that its mistakes would lead to its collapse, after it denied permission to Varun Gandhi's rally in Agra just two days before it was scheduled to take place.

Varun Gandhi said that if the Prime Minister had any dignity left, he should resign immediately upon his return to the country, on the day of Rahul Gandhi's outburst.

In February 2014, Varun Gandhi kickstarted his campaign for the 2014 election in Sultanpur.

Varun Gandhi gave an emotional speech to an enthusiastic crowd in Kadipur, and said that he had come to Sultanpur to fulfill his father's dreams.

In May 2014, Varun Gandhi defeated Amita Singh from Sultanpur in Lok Sabha 2014 elections.

Varun Gandhi contested from Pilibhit lok sabha constituency in 2019 general elections and won with approx 250,000 votes to become an MP for the third consecutive time.

Varun Gandhi offered his official residence to activist Anna Hazare to hold his fast, after Hazare was denied permission by the government.

Varun Gandhi writes articles and policy papers for several national dailies and magazines in India, such as The Times of India, Hindustan Times, The Economic Times, The Indian Express, The Asian Age, The Hindu, Outlook among others.

Varun Gandhi wrote his first volume of poems, titled The Otherness of Self, at the age of 20, in 2000.