Jagat Prakash Nadda was sworn in as cabinet minister and he is currently the member of Rajya Sabha from Himachal Pradesh and national general secretary of Bharatiya Janata Party. Nadda served as Member of Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly thrice. He was Forest and environment minister and also was Law minister of the state.In 1998 J P Nadda became Cabinet Minister (Health and Family Welfare and Parliamentary Affairs) in Himachal Pradesh State Government and served till 2003. During his tenure he started several health programs and Promoted Generic Medicines,