Kiran Choudhary

Kiran Choudhary (born 5 June 1955) is an Indian politician from Haryana, who served as a Member of Parliament in the Rajya Sabha with the Bharatiya Janata Party from 2024 till 2026.

She is a five-time former Member of the legislative assembly of Delhi from Delhi Cantt and Haryana Legislative Assembly (1998-2003) and from Tosham (Bhiwani) (2005-2024) under the Indian National Congress, preceded by her late husband, Surender Singh. Her father-in-law, Bansi Lal has served as the Chief Minister of Haryana three times.

Originally a member of the Indian National Congress, she joined the Bharatiya Janata Party in June 2024. Choudhry became known as the daughter-in-law of former Haryana CM Bansi Lal, and got elected from Tosham (Bhiwani) on 5 June 2005 till 20 August 2024.

In June 2024, she and her daughter, Shruti Choudhry, quit the Congress party due to differences with the party leader and ex-Chief Minister Bhupinder Singh Hooda.

There were mixed reactions to her leaving the Congress party, wherein senior Congress MP Selja Kumari expressed regret over Choudhry's leaving and called it a loss for the party. According to political analysts, as Choudhry belongs to the Jat community, she may help improve BJP's standing among the community, which makes up almost a fourth of the state's population, while also expanding influence in the Bhiwani region, where her late father-in-law Bansi Lal enjoys respect.

She got elected to Rajya Sabha as BJP candidate on 27 August 2024 for 2 years, by-election was held as Deepender Singh Hooda got elected to Lok Sabha from Rohtak and resigned as Rajya Sabha MP on 4 June.

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