Rajeev Chandrasekhar is an entrepreneur and technocrat. He formerly served as the Minister of State for the Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, and Ministry of Jal Shakti. From 2006 to 2024, he was a member of parliament in the Rajya Sabha representing Karnataka. He was a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). He lost his government credentials after losing elections in Thiruvananthapuram and was not offered a ministerial position in new coalition formed under National Democratic Alliance. He contested in 2024 lok sabha election in Thiruvananthapuram Lok Sabha parliamentary and lost to the incumbent MP Shashi Tharoor by 16077 votes.