Nadda later joined Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), while he was studying in Patna University. Nadda served ABVP for nearly 13 years from 1977-1990 and held various key positions. After graduating from Patna University, he completed his Bachelor of Laws (LL.B) degree from Himachal University. Nadda contested his first assembly election in 1993 from the Bilaspur Sadar assembly and won, at the height of an anti-BJP wave in the state of Himachal Pradesh, at that point. He has been a Cabinet Minister in the Himachal Pradesh government for three terms, handling ministries such as Forest, Environment, Science, and Technology.

Source: dna January 24, 2020 02:37 UTC