New Delhi/Lucknow: Known for his simplicity and honesty, Santosh Gangwar, who has been elected as Lok Sabha member from Rohilkhand region for the eighth time was sworn in as a Union minister. Gangwar was Minister of State for Labour and Employment (Independent Charge) in the outgoing Modi government.

Taking a plunge into politics during the days of Emergency, Gangwar was jailed for guiding a people's movement against then government. He made an entry into the national arena in 1989 when he was elected from Bareilly in the ninth Lok Sabha on a BJP ticket.