Shri Bhagwan Singh Kushwaha

Not to be confused with Bhagvan Singh Kushwaha.

Shri Bhagwan Singh Kushwaha
Member of Bihar Legislative Council
Incumbent
Assumed office
6 May 2024
Personal details
BornJagdishpur
Bihar
India
Political party  JD(U)
Other political
affiliations
RelativesJagdish Mahto (Father-in-law)
OccupationLeader
Politician
Former Minister for Rural Development in Bihar
Known forBeing Minister in the government of Bihar.
Bihar state Vice President of Janata Dal (United)[1]
National General Secretary of Janata Dal (United).[2]

Shri Bhagwan Singh Kushwaha is a politician from Bihar, who has also served as a minister in the Government of Bihar. He is a son-in-law of Jagdish Mahto— the founder of Naxalism in Ekwari village of the Bhojpur region of Bihar.[3] He has assumed several important posts in various regional political parties of Bihar, which include Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist), Rashtriya Janata Dal, Janata Dal (United), Lok Janshakti Party, Jan Adhikar Party Loktantrik and Rashtriya Lok Samata Party.[4][5] Kushwaha once headed JD(U)'s youth wing and has also been Minister for rural development in Bihar.[6] In July 2024, he was elected to the Bihar Legislative Council. He was nominated by the Janata Dal (United) as its candidate to fill the vacancy of the post caused by end of the tenure of another leader of the party.[7]

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  2. ^ "JDU announces new national executive committee, KC Tyagi's name excluded". News24. Retrieved 7 March 2023.
  3. ^ "Sitting Ara MP finds the going tough". Times of India. 13 April 2014. Archived from the original on 16 November 2020. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
  4. ^ "As Upendra Kushwaha exits NDA his second in command joins Nitish Kumar". NDTV. Archived from the original on 8 November 2020. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  5. ^ "Bhagwan Singh Kushwaha, who left JDU to join LJP accuses Nitish". ABP live. 7 October 2020. Archived from the original on 8 May 2021. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  6. ^ "RLSP vice president Bhagwan Singh Kushwaha joins ruling JDU". newindianexpress. 28 December 2018. Archived from the original on 30 January 2020. Retrieved 30 March 2021.
  7. ^ "JDU's Bhagwan Singh Kushwaha elected to Bihar Legislative Council". The Print. Retrieved 6 July 2024.