Bhupinder singh Hooda's profile

Bhupinder Hooda  is an Indian politician and leader of the Indian National Congress who has been Chief Minister of Haryana since March 2005. He began a second 

term in October 2009 after leading the Congress Party to an election victory. This was the first time since 1972 that a party had returned to power in 

Haryana.Bhupinder Hooda’s government has been accused by Opposition parties of “focusing its entire development on Rohtak and Sonepat”and ignoring the rest of 

Haryana including cities such as Gurgaon which are now without power and water for over 12 hours each day with a crumbling infrastructure.

The Opposition has also accused Bhupinder Hooda of misusing its power and allegedly favouring private developers by acquiring land from farmers at cheap rates in the 

name of public utilities and then selling it off to private builder.

Previously, he was a Member of the Indian Parliament (Lok Sabha) for four terms in 1991, 1996, 1998, 2004 and the Leader of Opposition in Haryana’s Legislative 

Assembly from 2001 to 2004.

 B.S. Hooda also served as the President of HPCC (Haryana Pradesh Congress Committee) from 1996 to 2001. For three consecutive Lok Sabha terms he defeated Ch. Devi 

Lal in electoral battles fought in the Jat heartland of Rohtak in Haryana. He is from the Indian National Congress. He is also a Member of the Bar Council of 

Punjab and Haryana.

He attended international Conferences like World Youth Festival in U.S.S.R, World Parliamentary Conference in China, International Conference in USSR as a delegate of 

AICC and OISCA and International Conferences in Japan and South Korea.

He is also President, All India Young Farmers’ Association, Haryana ; Ex-Member, Market Committee, Rohtak; Director, Bank of India, 1989–92; Secretary, Farmers’ 

Parliamentary Forum, 1991 onwards; Founder-Member and Working President of All India Freedom Fighters’ Successors’ Organisation; Working President, National 

Federation Railway Porters, Vendors and Bearers. Elected as a President for the Khadi & Village Industries Commission Employees Union & Patron for the National Khadi & 

Village Industries Board’s Employees Federation – an apex body of all State K&V.I Board’s Employees Unions.

Bhupinder Hooda was again nominated by Congress President Sonia Gandhi on Saturday[when?]Â as Chief Minister of Haryana after tough political battle among other 

leaders. Bhupinder Hooda was awarded with 19th JAI National Award 2011, as Best Chief Minister of India by Mr. Oscar Fernandes (Former Cabinet Minister) by Journalist 

Association of India under the flagship of Journalist Federation of India by Mr. H.K. Sethi Secretary General of Federation, on 3rd September 2011.

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