Background
Rajiv Shukla was born on 13 September 1959 in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh.
Rajiv Shukla was born on 13 September 1959 in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh.
He serves as secretary of the All India Congress Committee. Following the scandal over alleged corruption and spot-fixing in the IPL, Shukla resigned as its chairman on 1 June 2013. In 2015, Shukla again appointed unanimously as the Chairman of IPL by the BCCI. Before entering politics, he was a reporter for Hindi daily Jansatta.
Shukla held this job until 1985, when he became a special correspondent for Ravivar Magazine.
As his skills grew, he became the anchorman for Rubaru, a highly-popular television news show. The Observer group of newspapers hired him as a senior editor, and he continued in that job until being elected to the Rajya Sabha in 2000.
He has now joined the Indian National congress. According to some sources, he was not so successful at the beginning.
However, when he started power-brokering in early 90s, he gained power and influence in higher rank politicians.
In 2003, his party merged with the Indian National Congress, and Shukla was appointed as a congress party spokesperson. He was nominated as a secretary to the All India Congress Committee in January 2006. In March 2006, Shukla was elected for a second term.
Secretary of Uttar Pradesh Cricket Association
Manager of the Indian Cricket Team.
Chairman of IPL.
However, BJP has now become largest political party. Running as a member of the Akhil Bhartiya Loktantrik Congress Party, Shukla won by a large margin.