Manoj Ladwa, who served as the Communications director on Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi's election campaign an year ago, has been appointed as the senior adviser to Sadiq Khan for the Mayor of London election.
Lawyer by profession, Ladwa in 2014 headed the campaign’s Research, Analysis, and Messaging team in New Delhi working closely with the top BJP leadership and spokespeople to coordinate the national communications strategy.
LSE graduate Manoj is the founder and chief executive of the MLS Chase Group. In 2010 he founded India Inc, a media organisation which includes brands such as the India Investment Journal and India Investment Conclaves. In 2003 he established the London office of the Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce (FICCI) and has served on various trade promotion committees, including those of UKTI and London Chamber of Commerce. He is an accomplished media commentator and is frequently invited to speak at conferences, authoring over 100 articles and publications.
Ladwa is also founder member and was the first President of National Hindu Students Forum UK, founder Trustee of volunteering charity SEWA Day. He is the chairman of the Labour Community Engagement Forum and campaigns actively within the Labour Party and outside on various community issues and strives for better political representation for people of Indian origin in the UK.
