George Kurian resigns as Union Minister

Exam-focused facts from the 24 June 2026 current affairs briefing.

Key facts

George Kurian resigned as a Union Minister after his six-year term in the Rajya Sabha expired and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) did not renominate him.
President Droupadi Murmu accepted Kurian's resignation under clause (2) of Article 75 of the Constitution on the advice of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
Kurian, aged 65, is from Kottayam, Kerala, and served as vice-president of the BJP's unit in Kerala.
He was inducted into the Union cabinet in 2024 as part of the BJP's outreach to the Christian community in Kerala.
Kurian was a Rajya Sabha MP from Madhya Pradesh; the BJP nominated Tarun Chugh and Rajneesh Agrawal to the Upper House from that state.