B L Verma
B. L. Verma in 2021
Incumbent
Assumed office 7 July 2021 (2021-07-07)
Prime Minister	Narendra Modi
Minister	G. Kishan Reddy
Minister of State for Co-operation, Government of India
Incumbent
Assumed office 7 July 2021 (2021-07-07)
Prime Minister	Narendra Modi
Minister	Amit Shah
Preceded by	Office established
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
Incumbent
Assumed office 25 November 2020 (2020-11-25)
Preceded by	Veer Singh
Constituency	Uttar Pradesh
Personal details
Nationality	Indian
Political party	Bharatiya Janata Party
Residence(s)	Badaun district, Uttar Pradesh

B L Verma is an Indian politician and current Minister of State in the Ministry of Development of North Eastern Region and Minister of State in the Ministry of Co-operation, Government of India. Verma belongs to the Ujhani in Badaun district of Uttar Pradesh. His father's name is Panna Lal Verma, who was a farmer. Verma is also a Member of Parliament in Rajya Sabha, the Upper House of the Indian Parliament.^[1] He is the current state vice-president of Bharatiya Janata Party, Uttar Pradesh.^[2][3] and also the national vice-president of Bharatiya Janata Party, OBC Morcha.

Verma is the also Chairman of U.P. State Construction And Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited since 2018.

Political career

Verma started off as a party worker from Badaun. He holds the charge of state vice-president since 2018. He is a prominent leader among the OBC Lodhi community in western UP. Verma is a former president of the Braj region. He is considered as a close-aide former CM Kalyan Singh.^[4][5][6]

He also holds the post of chairman of UP State Construction Development Corporation Limited (UP Samaj Kalyan Nirman Nigam) which has the same status as of a Minister of State.^[7][8][9]