Fatehpur, 10 May

(HS): Krishna Paswan, a three-time BJP MLA from Khaga assembly seat in Fatehpur

district of Uttar Pradesh, has been made a minister of state in the Yogi

government. She was sworn in as a minister in the cabinet expansion held on

Sunday.

Krishna Paswan was born on August 1, 1963 in

Pilkhini village of Fatehpur and is mainly associated with agriculture. Before

entering politics, she worked as an Anganwadi worker. She was elected MLA from

Khaga seat in 2002, 2012 and 2022. In 2022, he defeated SP candidate by about

5500 votes. Before becoming a minister, she was made the chairperson of the

Joint Committee on Women and Child Development of the UP Legislative Assembly.

This cabinet expansion emphasized ethnic balance and female representation.

Krishna Paswan comes from the Dalit community. At the same time, the government

also wants to answer the opposition by giving a chance to a woman MLA after the

Nari Shakti Vandana Bill.

Krishna Paswan has

been vocal against corruption in the region. In February 2026, she himself uprooted

the road with a shovel after finding substandard construction in the

Aimapur-Ratanpur road and stopped the work. She had also conducted surprise

inspections and reprimanded officials over farmers' complaints at paddy

procurement centres. There is a wave of happiness among the BJP workers of

Khaga assembly constituency and Fatehpur district after the news of Krishna

Paswan becoming a minister. Party functionaries described it as a move to

uplift women and give respect to Dalit society.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi