BJP MP Savitri Thakur, who has become a Minister of State in the new government, is a 46-year-old tribal leader from Madhya Pradesh. Popularly known as 'Didi', Thakur studied till Class 10. Thakur, married to a farmer, became first person in her family to enter politics in 2003. She earlier worked as a social worker towards upliftment of tribal/poor women.