Renu Devi, an Indian politician from Bihar, is one of the two Deputy CMs of Bihar and a four-time MLA from Bettiah. |
She was born into a well-to-do family with her father working as a junior engineer in Bihar's Irrigation department. |
Early in her childhood, Renu Devi was influenced by the RSS ideology through her family's association with the RSS. |
Her mother and maternal grandfather were actively involved in the RSS, further shaping her beliefs. |
She married a Kolkata-based insurance inspector at a young age but later returned to Bettiah after his passing in 1979. |
In 1981, she began social activism to serve the community voluntarily. |
By 1988, she became the coordinator of RSS-affiliated Durga Vahini before officially joining the BJP in 1989. |
During the Ram Mandir construction movement in 1990, she was arrested. |
In November 2020, she made history by becoming Bihar's first woman Deputy CM, succeeding former Deputy CM Sushil Modi. |