Bharti was re-inducted into the BJP on 7 June 2011 . She was tasked with reviving the party in Uttar Pradesh , ahead of that state 's assembly election in 2012 . In those elections , she was elected to the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly from the Charkhari constituency . Subsequently , she was appointed to the position of party vice-president along with twelve others , as part of a team created to guide the BJP through the 2014 Lok Sabha elections . On 16 May 2014 , she was elected to the Lok Sabha from Jhansi constituency by defeating Chandrapal Yadav of the Samajwadi Party . She served as the Minister for Water Resources , River Development and Ganga Rejuvenation from 26 May 2014 to 1 September 2017 . She became the Minister of drinking water and sanitation on 3 September 2017 . Uma Bharti donated one month of her salary to support the welfare of families of Central Reserve Police Force personnel murdered in the 2019 Pulwama attack perpetrated by the Pakistan-backed terrorist group Jaish-e-Mohammed
2019 Pulwama attack
2019 Pulwama attack
Uma Bharti