Rajeev Shukla

Rajeev Shukla is an Indian politician, former journalist, political commentator and the former chairman of Indian Premier League. In 2015, he was re-appointed unanimously as the Chairman of IPL by the BCCI. On 18 December 2020, he was elected unopposed Vice President of the BCCI.

Early life

Rajeev Shukla was born on 13 September 1959 in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh. He studied at Pandit Prithi Nath College, Kanpur, and Christ Church College, Kanpur. He then studied law at Vikramajit Singh [Sanatan Dharma College], Kanpur.
Before entering politics, he was friends with Deepa Saxena, with whom he shared the theater stage, and he was a reporter for the Hindi daily Jansatta. Shukla held this job until 1985, when he became a special correspondent for Ravivar Magazine. He was hired 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.

Personal life

Rajeev Shukla is married to Anurradha Prasad. Anurradha Prasad is Managing Director of B.A.G. Films and Media Limited, and is sister of Ravi Shankar Prasad. The couple has one daughter Vaanya Shukla.

Political activities

Running as a member of the Akhil Bhartiya Loktantrik Congress Party, Shukla won by a large margin. In 2003, his party merged with the Indian National Congress, and Shukla was appointed as a 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.
Shukla and Ranjeet Ranjan were elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha from Chhattisgarh in June 2022.