AGARTALA, June 17 (TIWN): Union minister for Heavy Industries and Public enterprises Ananta Geete arrived in the state on one day visit on Friday morning to observe the success of two years of Modi government.

Aiming to be a part of celebration of successful two years of Modi government , Union minister for Heavy Industries and Public enterprises Ananta Geete arrived in the state to usher a new era of development in the state.

As a part of his visit after arriving in the state he would visit Udaipur matabari temple and offer prayers. Later he would attend rally at Udaipur school and will also address a rally at Agartala. However he is scheduled to attend a rally at Agartala followed by a press meet at BJP office.

Anant Gangaram Geete , is an Indian politician and a member of the Shiv Sena (SS) political party in Maharashtra, India. He is a member of parliament of India (16th Lok Sabha) and currently represents the Raigad constituency in Maharashtra. He is currently the Union Cabinet Minister for Heavy Industries and Public Sector Enterprises. He is also a former Union Cabinet Minister for Power (Aug 2002 to May 2004).

He was elected six times to the Lok Sabha. In the 2009 general election, he defeated the then sitting MP and former Cabinet Minister A.R.Antulay, by a margin of 145,000 votes to win from the Raigad, Maharashtra. In the 2014 general election, he held his seat in Raigad by a margin of 2,110 votes over nearest rival, Sunil Tatkare who was then the Minister for Water Resources in Maharashtra. He has earlier represented the Ratnagiri constituency in Maharashtra for four terms from 11th Lok Sabha to 14th Lok Sabha.

On 17 May 2014, Geete was formally elected as the leader of the Shiv Sena Parliamentary Party, taking into consideration his seniority in the Loksabha and past experience as an MP and a Union Minister.