O. Rajagopal

Olanchery Rajagopal is an Indian politician, former Union Minister of State,Former Chief Minister of Kerala candidate of BJP and the MLA from Nemom and the first ever Bharatiya Janata Party member in the Legislative Assembly of Kerala. One of the major leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party from Kerala, he has held various ministerial portfolios including Defence, Parliamentary Affairs, Urban Development, Law, Justice, Company Affairs, and Railways. Rajagopal was a two-time MP in Rajya Sabha, the upper house of Indian Parliament from 1992 till 2004. Rajagopal was also a member of Kerala state government's legistative assembly subject committee on Petitions & Committee of Public Work, Transport and Communications.