Lal Singh Arya

Lal Singh Arya (born 1964) is an Indian politician from the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He served as a member of the Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly representing the Gohad (SC) seat from 1998 to 2008 and again from 2013 to 2018. He has also served as a Minister of State in the Government of Madhya Pradesh. Now, he is serving as the National Vice-President of the Bharatiya Janata Party.

Early life and education Lal Singh Arya was born on 15 June 1964. He holds a Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Laws (B.A., LL.B.) degree from Jiwaji University, Gwalior.

Political career Arya contested his first election in 1998 as a Bharatiya Janata Party candidate from the Gohad seat and defeated sitting MLA Chaturilal Barhadiya of the Bahujan Samaj Party by a margin of 4,338 votes. He was re-elected in the 2003 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election by defeating Indian National Congress candidate Ex. MLA Sriram Jatav with a margin of 10,649 votes. However, in the 2008 election he lost to Congress candidate Makhanlal Jatav.

In the 2013 assembly election, Arya once again won from Gohad, defeating Indian National Congress candidate Mevaram Jatav by 19,814 votes.

In the 2023 Madhya Pradesh Legislative Assembly election, Lal Singh Arya contested from the Gohad constituency but was defeated by Keshav Desai of the Indian National Congress by a margin of 607 votes.

Current position In August 2026, Arya was appointed a National Vice-President of the Bharatiya Janata Party as part of the party's organizational reshuffle under national president Nitin Nabin. He previously served as the National President of the BJP Scheduled Caste (SC) Morcha from September 2020 to August 2026.

Positions held Lal Singh Arya has held the following political and organizational positions.