New Delhi: In a major development, External Affairs Minister Sushma Swaraj on Tuesday announced that she will not contest the 2019 parliamentary elections.
‘Generally, it is decided by the party but I have made up my mind not to contest Lok Sabha polls,’ Ms Swaraj told a press conference in Indore in presence of other party colleagues in the poll-bound state.
Ms Swaraj is representing Vidisha Parliamentary seat from 2009.
A veteran parliamentarian known for her oratorial skills, 64-year-old leader was also Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha between 2009 and 2014 and was once known for being the ‘blue-eyed girl’ of BJP patriarch L K Advani.
She also held the post the post of Delhi Chief Minister in 1998 and has also handled important portfolios including Health and Information and Broadcasting under Atal Bihari Vajpayee.
This post was published on November 20, 2018