Whatever work you undertake, do it seriously, thoroughly and well; never leave it half-done or undone, never feel yourself satisfied unless and until you have given it your very best. Cultivate the habits of discipline and toleration. Surrender not the convictions you hold dear but learn to appreciate the points of view of your opponents.
Syama Prasad Mukherjee
founder, Bharatiya Jana Sangh
SHOBHA KARANDLAJE
Union Minister of State for the Ministry of Labour and Employment and the Ministry of Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises
Shobha Karandlaje is the Union Minister of State for the Ministry of Labour and Employment and the Ministry of Micro, Small, and Medium Enterprises in the third-term NDA government. Previously, she served as the Minister of State for Agriculture and Farmers' Welfare and the Minister of State for Food Processing Industries in the second Modi ministry.
She has been a Member of Parliament representing Bangalore North since 2024. Before this, she represented the Udupi–Chikmagalur Lok Sabha Constituency from 2014 to 2024.
Affectionately known as ‘Shobhakka’ by her supporters, she holds the distinction of being the second woman Union Minister of State for Agriculture in India. She is also one of the few women parliamentarians from Karnataka to have been elected twice consecutively.
About BJP
Bharatiya Janata Party is an organisation built on certain principles. Its strength is its cadre. It is not centered around any individual, leader, family or dynasty. Its driving force is national approach to all issues rising above caste and religion. The founder of Bharatiya Jan Sangh, the precursor to BJP, Dr. Syama Prasad Mookerjee was the person who saved Bengal from being swallowed into the then East Pakistan during the partition of India.
