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Venkaiah Naidu
is an Indian politician.He hails from
Nellore district. His present position is
Vice President of BHaratiya Janatha party.
He worked as General SecretaryBJP South. He
was the president of the Bharatiya Janata
Party 2002 to 2004, which is currently the
biggest opposition party in the Parliament
of India. He resigned on October 18, 2004
after taking responsibility for his party's
defeat in the election in Maharashtra. The
post was taken up by L.K. Advani.Naidu was
installed as BJP president after
Krishnamurthy quit in 2002.On January 28,
2004, he was elected unopposed for a full 3
year term which was eventually cut short.On
January 29, 2005, his helicopter was set on
fire by suspected Maoists during his
campaign tour of Gaya, Bihar. At that time,
he was addressing an election rally nearby
and escaped unhurt.
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