From a municipal councillor to a Cabinet Minister in Narendra Modi Government, Madhya Pradesh BJP chief Narendra Singh Tomar's rise in his political career has been quite significant. The 56-year old Tomar, who made his debut in the Union Council of Ministers, has held several important positions in the party and was instrumental in ensuring a third term for Chief Minister Shivraj Singh Chouhan besides a thumping victory for the party in the lok Sabha polls. Tomar, who is known for his connect with the rank and file of the party, shares a good rapport with the RSS leadership.
Second-time MP, who won lok Sabha poll from Gwalior, made his first foray into active politics in 1980 after he became the president of the Gwalior unit of the BJP Youth Forum. He served as the Cabinet Minister in the State Government from 2003 to 2007 and was later tasked to head the State party unit. Tomar represented Morena constituency in the last lok Sabha.