Babulal Marandi
Babulal Marandi | |
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Marandi in 2025 | |
| President of Bharatiya Janata Party, Jharkhand | |
| In office 4 July 2023 – 14 January 2026 | |
| President | J. P. Nadda |
| Preceded by | Deepak Prakash |
| Succeeded by | Aditya Sahu |
| 7th Leader of the Opposition Jharkhand Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 6 March 2025 | |
| Chief Minister | Hemant Soren |
| Preceded by | Amar Kumar Bauri |
| In office 24 February 2020 - 16 October 2023 | |
| Chief Minister | Hemant Soren |
| Preceded by | Hemant Soren |
| Succeeded by | Amar Kumar Bauri |
| 1st Chief Minister of Jharkhand | |
| In office 15 November 2000 – 17 March 2003 | |
| Preceded by | Office Established |
| Succeeded by | Arjun Munda |
| President of Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik) | |
| In office 24 September 2006 – 17 February 2020 | |
| Preceded by | Office established |
| Succeeded by | Office abolished |
| Member of the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly | |
| Assumed office 23 December 2019 | |
| Preceded by | Raj Kumar Yadav |
| Constituency | Dhanwar |
| In office 23 March 2001 – 16 May 2004 | |
| Succeeded by | Chandra Prakash Choudhary |
| Constituency | Ramgarh |
| Minister of state for Environment and Forests | |
| In office 19 March 1998 – 7 November 2000 | |
| Prime Minister | Atal Bihari Vajpayee |
| Minister | T. R. Baalu |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 16 May 2004 – 16 May 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Tilakdhari Singh |
| Succeeded by | Ravindra Kumar Ray |
| Constituency | Kodarma |
| In office 10 March 1998 – 23 March 2001 | |
| Preceded by | Shibu Soren |
| Succeeded by | Shibu Soren |
| Constituency | Dumka |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 January 1958 |
| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party (till 2006, 2020–present) |
| Other political affiliations | Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik) (2006–2020) Communist Party of India (till 1991) |
| Spouse | Shanti Murmu |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Ranchi University |
| Website | Official website |
| Source: [1] | |
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Babulal Marandi (Hindi pronunciation: [Bābulāl maraṇḍi]; born 11 January 1958) is an Indian politician and a prominent tribal leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) . He is currently the 7th Leader of Opposition in Jharkhand legislative assembly since 2024. He was the first Chief Minister of Jharkhand and the founder of Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik), which he later merged with BJP. He has been a Member of Parliament in the 12th, 13th 14th and 15th Lok Sabha from Jharkhand. He was also the Union State Minister (MoS) for Forests & Environment of India in the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance Government in 1998 to 2000. He was appointed Jharkhand BJP president on 4 July 2023 and served till 14 January 2026.