Jagannath Mishra

Jagannath Mishra
14th Chief Minister of Bihar
In office
6 December 1989 – 10 March 1990
Preceded bySatyendra Narayan Sinha
Succeeded byLalu Prasad Yadav
In office
8 June 1980 – 14 August 1983
Preceded byPresident's rule
Succeeded byChandrashekhar Singh
In office
11 April 1975 – 30 April 1977
Preceded byAbdul Ghafoor
Succeeded byPresident's rule
Personal details
Born(1937-06-24)24 June 1937
Supaul, Bihar, British India
Died19 August 2019(2019-08-19) (aged 82)
Delhi, India
Political partyIndian National Congress
SpouseVeena Mishra
Residence(s)Patna, Bihar, India
Alma materBabasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar Bihar University

Jagannath Mishra (24 June 1937[1][2] – 19 August 2019) was an Indian politician who served as Chief Minister of Bihar[3] and as Minister in the Union Cabinet.[4][5] He was also Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha between 1988 - 1990 and 1994 - 2000. His involvement was at a high level in the Indian National Congress. He was elected Chief Minister of Bihar three times. After his brother L.N. Mishra's assassination, Jagannath Mishra became Bihar's most powerful Congress leader in the late seventies and eighties. Prior to the emergence of Lalu Prasad Yadav in 1990, Jagannath Mishra was rated as the biggest mass leader in the Congress. He was affectionately called "Doctor Sahib".[6] He was also referred to as "Maulana" Jagannath because of his clout with the Muslims that he had earned by making Urdu the second official language of the state in 1980.[7]

Mishra supported and practiced populism, and had earned popularity among the teachers by taking over hundreds of private primary, middle and high schools across the state in 1977.[8] After leaving Congress, he joined the Nationalist Congress Party and later the Janata Dal (United).[9] On 30 September 2013, a special Central Bureau of Investigation court in Ranchi convicted him, along with 44 others, in the Fodder Scam. He was sentenced to four years imprisonment and a fine of 200,000 rupees.[10] On 25 October 2013, the Jharkhand High Court granted bail to Mishra in fodder scam case.[11] Mishra maintained his name was deliberately included in the scam on the instruction of the Congress president Sitaram Kesri.[12] Dr. Mishra was acquitted in two fodder scam cases on 23 December 2017 and 19 March 2018.[13][14] In two cases his Appeal is pending in Jharkhand High Court.[15]

  1. ^ "लंबी बीमारी के बाद डॉ जगन्नाथ मिश्रा का निधन, बिहार में तीन दिन का शोक, राजकीय सम्मान के साथ होगा अंतिम संस्कार". Archived from the original on 19 August 2019. Retrieved 19 August 2019.
  2. ^ "'Blame downfall for '86 political change '". www.telegraphindia.com. Archived from the original on 19 August 2019. Retrieved 20 August 2019.
  3. ^ Chief Minister list Archived 19 March 2011 at the Wayback Machine, cm.bih.nic.in, accessed March 2009
  4. ^ Tewary, Amarnath (19 August 2019). "Former Bihar CM Jagannath Mishra passes away". The Hindu.
  5. ^ "Jagannath Mishra, former Bihar CM, dead at 82". 19 August 2019.
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  8. ^ "Poll results wipe out family legacy". www.telegraphindia.com. Archived from the original on 4 November 2018. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  9. ^ "News18.com: CNN-News18 Breaking News India, Latest News Headlines, Live News Updates". News18. Archived from the original on 18 October 2013. Retrieved 9 January 2019.
  10. ^ Deogharia, Jaideep (3 October 2013). "Fodder scam: Lalu Prasad gets five years in jail, Jagannath Mishra four". The Times of India.
  11. ^ "HC bail for fodder scam convict Jagannath Mishra". 25 October 2013.
  12. ^ "Deve Gowda 'framed' Lalu in fodder scam: Jagannath Mishra". Business Standard India. 27 December 2017. Archived from the original on 4 November 2018. Retrieved 9 January 2019 – via Business Standard.
  13. ^ "Lalu convicted in fourth fodder scam case, Jagannath Mishra acquitted". 19 March 2018.
  14. ^ Tewary, Amarnath (23 December 2017). "Fodder scam case: Lalu Prasad convicted, Jagannath Mishra acquitted". The Hindu.
  15. ^ Cite error: The named reference Jagannath Mishra Reference1 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).