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On March 24, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) welcomed former Indian Air Force chief Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria (Retd) into..
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| honorific_prefix = Air Chief Marshal
| name = Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria
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| image = Air Chief Marshal Rakesh Kumar Singh Bhadauria PVSM AVSM VM ADC took over as the Chief of the Air Staff on 30 September 2019.jpg
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| office = 23rd Chief of the Air Staff
| term_start = 30 September 2019
| term_end = 30 September 2021
| president = Ram Nath Kovind
| primeminister = Narendra Modi
| predecessor = Birender Singh Dhanoa
| successor = Vivek Ram Chaudhari
| office2 = 43rd Vice Chief of the Air Staff
| term_start2 = 1 May 2019
| term_end2 = 30 September 2019
| predecessor2 = Anil Khosla
| successor2 = Harjit Singh Arora
| birth_date = 15 September 1959
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| birth_place = Korath, Agra, Uttar Pradesh
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| allegiance = India
| branch = Indian Air Force
| serviceyears = 15 June 1980 - 30 September 2021
| rank = Air Chief Marshal
| military_blank1 = Service number
| military_data1 = 16026
| unit = No. 23 Squadron
| commands = Chief of the Air Staff
Vice Chief of the Air Staff
Training Command
Southern Air Command
Deputy Chief of the Air Staff
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| military_blank2 = Awards
| military_data2 = Param Vishisht Seva Medal
Ati Vishisht Seva Medal
Vayu Sena Medal
| party = Bharatiya Janata Party
| spouse = Asha Bhadauria
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On March 24, the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) welcomed former Indian Air Force chief Air Chief Marshal RKS Bhadauria (Retd) into..