Somu Veerraju

{{short description|Indian politician}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2018}}

{{Use Indian English|date=August 2018}}

{{BLP sources|date=July 2020}}

{{Infobox officeholder

| name = Somu Veerraju

| image =

| image_upright = 6

| caption =

| office = Member of Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council

| term_start = 30 March 2025

| term_end =

| 1blankname = Chairman

| 1namedata = Koyye Moshenu Raju

| 2blankname = Leader of the House

| 2namedata = N. Chandrababu Naidu

| constituency = Elected By MLAs

| term_start1 = 25 May 2015

| term_end1 = 24 May 2021

| 1blankname1 = Chairman

| 1namedata1 = {{ubl|A. Chakrapani|N. M. D. Farooq|Koyye Moshenu Raju}}

| 2blankname1 = Leader of the House

| 2namedata1 = {{ubl|N. Chandrababu Naidu|Y. S. Jagan Mohan Reddy}}

| constituency1 = Elected By MLAs

| office2 = 12th President of the
Bharatiya Janata Party, Andhra Pradesh

| term_start2 = 27 July 2020

| term_end2 = 4 July 2023

| 1blankname2 = National President

| 1namedata2 = {{ubl|Amit Shah|J. P. Nadda}}

| predecessor2 = Kanna Lakshminarayana

| successor2 = Daggubati Purandeswari

| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1957|10|15|df=y}}

| birth_place = Rajamahendravaram, Andhra Pradesh, India

| residence = Rajamahendravaram

| nationality = Indian

|children =

|party = Bharatiya Janata Party

| website = [http://Andhra.BJP.Org]

}}

Somu Veerraju (born 15 October 1957) is a senior politician from the Indian state of Andhra Pradesh from Bharatiya Janata Party and is formerly the President of BJP party for the state of Andhra Pradesh. He was MLC of Bharatiya Janata Party in Andhra Pradesh Legislative Council. He hails from farmer's family living in Rajahmundry City. Veeraju was President and secretary of Bharatiya Janata Yuva Morcha in the state. He was also general secretary and vice-president of state unit, BJP Floor leader in Legislative Council.[http://www.myneta.info/apmlc/candidate.php?candidate_id=544 My Neta]{{cite news | url=https://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/Somu-Veerraju-re-elected-BJP-general-secretary/article16020049.ece | title=Somu Veerraju re-elected BJP general secretary and dynamic person in andhra pradesh | date=14 April 2010 | newspaper=The Hindu | accessdate=15 August 2018 }}[http://www.thehindu.com/todays-paper/tp-national/tp-andhrapradesh/somu-veerraju-bjps-candidate-for-ls-seat/article295589.ece Somu Veerraju BJP's candidate for LS seat][http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/hyderabad/Naidu-bats-for-Veerraju-to-placate-Pawan-Kalyan/articleshow/47365169.cms Naidu bats for Veerraju to placate Pawan Kalyan][http://www.thehansindia.com/posts/index/Andhra-Pradesh/2016-05-17/Lavish-capital-not-needed-for-AP-Somu-Veerraju/228529 Lavish capital not needed for AP][http://www.thehindu.com/news/national/andhra-pradesh/mudragada-meets-bjp-mlc-somu-verraju/article8683851.ece Mudragada meets BJP MLC Somu Verraju][https://www.deccanchronicle.com/nation/politics/110516/bjp-looks-for-new-face-to-steer-party-in-andhra-pradesh.html BJP looks for new face to steer party in telangana]