R. K. Chaudhary

R. K. Chaudhary आर. के. चौधरी
Ex. Minister, Uttar Pradesh
Constituency	Mohanlalganj
Personal details
Born	6 December 1954 Toniya, Faizabad (Uttar Pradesh)
Nationality	Indian
Political party	Samajwadi Party
Education	B. Sc., L. L. B.
Profession	Lawyer

R. K. Chaudhary is an Indian politician. He is a member of the Samajwadi Party. H served as Minister of Transport, Health, Science & Technology, Forest, Environment, Small Industry, Cooperative, Ambedkar Rural Development, Sports and Youth Welfare in the Government of Uttar Pradesh.

He was two-time Leader of the House Legislative Council UP and four-time MLA and four-time cabinet minister.

Career

His political career started with the Bahujan Samaj Party under the leadership of Kanshi Ram. He is a founding member of BSP. He won the assembly seat from Manjhanpur (1993) and Mohanlalganj (1996) as an independent candidate in 2002 and 2007. In the next elections, he ran independently and lost by a small margin. He joined the Congress Party in 2019 and is seeking his first Lok Sabha election. He is known for his Ambedkarist and socialist ideas in a marginalised section of society.

People recognize him as a Bahujan Nayak.

He is founder and President of Social Organization BS-4 (Bahujan Samaj Swabhiman Sangharsh Samiti)

Through the BS-4 organization, Chaudhary started a movement named "Diversity Mission." Its goal has been to get the participation of caste groups on the basis of population. He supports reservations to be implemented in India.  The slogan of the mission is the "ज़िसकी जितनी संख्या भारी, उसकी उतनी हिस्सेदारी".

Chaudhary thinks that the progress of the country and the participation of the majority of the country can be achieved only when the people of Ambedkarite and socialist ideologies organize and fight for the weaker sections of the capitalist feudalist and Manuwadi ideologies get their rights.