Sudha Yadav holds a doctorate in Chemistry from IIT Roorkee. She contested and won the 1999 Lok Sabha election from Mahendragarh and held various organizational responsibilities till 2004
Sudha Yadav sworn in as new Karnataka Governor: Senior BJP leader Dr Sudha Yadav sworn in as the new governor of Karnataka on Friday. State high court chief justice Vibhu Bakhru administered the oath of office and secrecy at Rajbhavan in Bengaluru. Ms. Yadav is the second woman to serve as Karnataka governor after V.S Ramadevi, who held her post from 1999 to 2000.
President Droupadi Murmu appointed Dr Sudha Yadav following the completion of tenure of outgoing governor Thaawarchand Gehlot. She entered politics following the death of her husband, BSF Deputy Commandant Sukhbir Singh Yadav, in the 1999 Kargil War. She joined the BJP.
She holds a doctorate in Chemistry from IIT Roorkee. She contested and won the 1999 Lok Sabha election from Mahendragarh and held various organizational responsibilities till 2004. She was also a member of the National Commission for Backward Classes from 2019 to 2022. She became a member of the BJP’s parliamentary board in August 2022.
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