Editing Rajiv Pratap Rudy (section)

=== As Member of Parliament ===
Rudy was elected to the [[Lok Sabha]] winning the 1996 Indian General Election in Bihar as a candidate of the BJP from [[Chapra (Lok Sabha constituency)]].<ref name="hp" /> He won the 1999 Indian General Election in Bihar and was re–elected for a second term of Lok Sabha on BJP ticket.<ref name="hp" />

He then served as the Minister of State for Commerce, Trade & Industry and subsequently became Civil Aviation Minister with independent charge in the [[National Democratic Alliance (India)|National Democratic Alliance]] government led by [[Atal Bihari Vajpayee]] in 2001.

Rudy had earlier held the post of National Vice President of the [[Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha]]. He was the General Secretary and member of the BJP National Executive.<ref>{{Cite news |date=2014-11-09 |title=Pilot-cum-politician Rajiv Pratap Rudy returns to government |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/politics-and-nation/pilot-cum-politician-rajiv-pratap-rudy-returns-to-government/articleshow/45087498.cms?from=mdr |access-date=2024-05-11 |work=The Economic Times |issn=0013-0389}}</ref>

Rudy lost to [[Lalu Prasad]] in 2004 General elections in [[Chapra (Lok Sabha constituency)]].<ref>{{Cite magazine|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/cover-story/story/20040503-election-2004-laloo-yadav-takes-on-rajiv-pratap-rudy-in-chhapra-790156-2004-05-03|title=Election 2004: Laloo Yadav takes on Rajiv Pratap Rudy in Chhapra|date=May 3, 2004 |magazine=India Today}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.rediff.com/election/2004/apr/30einter2.htm|title=Rajiv Rudy on Chhapra poll|website=www.rediff.com}}</ref> He was then elected to [[Rajya Sabha]] from Bihar in 2010.<ref name="rudyamnour"/><ref>{{cite news |url=http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/Patna/Ram-Vilas-Paswan-Rajiv-Pratap-Rudy-win-Rajya-Sabha-seats-from-Bihar/Article1-558978.aspx |title=Ram Vilas Paswan, Rajiv Pratap Rudy win Rajya Sabha seats from Bihar |publisher=Hindustan Times |date=2010-06-17 |access-date=2013-12-24 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131231084251/http://www.hindustantimes.com/India-news/Patna/Ram-Vilas-Paswan-Rajiv-Pratap-Rudy-win-Rajya-Sabha-seats-from-Bihar/Article1-558978.aspx |archive-date=31 December 2013 |df=dmy-all }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.bjp.org/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=433&Itemid=682 |title=National Office Bearers |access-date=2013-12-24}}</ref> He contested the 2014 [[Lok Sabha]] Elections from [[Saran (Lok Sabha constituency)]] and defeated former [[Chief Minister of Bihar]], [[Rabri Devi]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.telegraphindia.com/1151026/jsp/nation/story_49690.jsp#.V4Xuh_l97IU|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151027024220/http://www.telegraphindia.com/1151026/jsp/nation/story_49690.jsp#.V4Xuh_l97IU|url-status=dead|archive-date=27 October 2015|title=Saran win}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://indianexpress.com/article/india/politics/election-live-2014-march-13/|title=Rudy defeats Rabri Devi|date=14 March 2014}}</ref> following which he was sworn-in as Minister of State on 9 November 2014 and got Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Skill Development & Entrepreneurship.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.dnaindia.com/india/report-cabinet-expansion-manohar-parrikar-gets-defence-harsh-vardhan-transferred-from-health-to-science-ministry-2033647 | title=Cabinet Expansion: Manohar Parrikar gets Defence, Harsh Vardhan transferred from Health to Science Ministry | date=10 November 2014 | access-date=5 December 2014 | location=New Delhi | publisher=PTI }}</ref>

In 2014, Rudy became the Minister of State (Independent Charge) for Skill Development and Entrepreneurship in Narendra Modi's government. Simultaneously he also shared Parliamentary Affairs department jointly with Minister of State, [[Mukhtar Abbas Naqvi]]. Rudy was a General Secretary of [[Bharatiya Janata Party]], a position relinquished soon after he joined the government. Rudy is a trained pilot and holds a commercial pilot's license. He is featured in the [[Limca Book of Records]] as the only parliamentarian to fly a commercial aircraft, an Airbus-320 of Indigo airlines.<ref>{{Cite news |title=We politicians have betrayed nation: Rajiv Pratap Rudy - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/we-politicians-have-betrayed-nation-rajiv-pratap-rudy/articleshow/33883140.cms |website=The Times of India|date=18 April 2014 }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |date=10 April 2015 |title=Lunch with BS: Rajiv Pratap Rudy |url=http://www.business-standard.com/article/opinion/lunch-with-bs-rajiv-pratap-rudy-115041000958_1.html |newspaper=Business Standard India}}</ref>