Rajeev Shukla (born 13 September 1959) 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.[2]
Rajeev Shukla was born on 13 September 1959 in Kanpur, Uttar Pradesh.[3] He studied at Pandit Prithi Nath College, Kanpur,[4] and Christ Church College, Kanpur.[5] He then studied law at Vikramajit Singh Sanatan Dharma College, Kanpur.[6]
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.[7] 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.[8]
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.[9] The couple has one daughter Vaanya Shukla.
Running as a member of the Akhil Bhartiya Loktantrik Congress Party, Shukla won by a large margin.[10] 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.[11] In March 2006, Shukla was elected for a second term.[citation needed]
Shukla and Ranjeet Ranjan were elected unopposed to the Rajya Sabha from Chhattisgarh in June 2022.[12]
