Upendra Kushwaha

Upendra Kushwaha
Member of Parliament ,Rajya Sabha
Assumed office
27 August 2024
Preceded byVivek Thakur
ConstituencyBihar
President of Rashtriya Lok Morcha
Assumed office
20 February 2023
Minister of State for Human Resource Development
In office
26 May 2014 – 10 December 2018
Prime MinisterNarendra Modi
Preceded byShashi Tharoor
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
In office
16 May 2014 – 23 May 2019
Preceded byMahabali Singh
Succeeded byMahabali Singh
ConstituencyKarakat
Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
In office
8 July 2010 – 4 January 2013
President of Rashtriya Lok Samata Party
In office
13 March 2013 – 2021
Member of Bihar Legislative Council
In office
2021 – 24 February 2023[1]
Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly
In office
2000–2005
Preceded byTulsi Das Mehta
Succeeded byAchyutanand Singh
ConstituencyJandaha
President of Rashtriya Samata Party
In office
2007 - 29 November 2009
Personal details
Born
Upendra Kumar Singh[2]

(1960-02-06) 6 February 1960 (age 64)
Vaishali district, Bihar, India
Political partyRashtriya Lok Morcha (2023—present)
Other political
affiliations
Janata Dal (United) (2021—2023);(2009—2013); (2004—2007)
Rashtriya Lok Samata Party (2013—2021)
Rashtriya Samata Party (2007—2009)
Samata Party (2000—2004)
Alma materBihar University
As of 4 March, 2016
Source: My Neta

Upendra Kumar Singh, commonly known as Upendra Kushwaha (born 6 February 1960)[3] is an Indian politician, and a former Member of Bihar Legislative Council and Bihar Legislative Assembly. He has also served as Minister of State for Human Resources and Development in the Government of India.[4] Kushwaha is a former Member of Parliament (MP) from the Karakat constituency in Rohtas district, Bihar, and a former member of the Rajya Sabha. He was the leader of Rashtriya Samata Party (RSP), his own party, which merged into Janata Dal (United) (JDU) in 2009. Later, he formed Rashtriya Lok Samata Party (RLSP), which also merged with JD(U) in 2021.[5][6][7] On 20 February 2023, Kushwaha resigned from all positions in Janata Dal (United) and formed his own party called Rashtriya Lok Morcha due to his political problems with JD(U) and Nitish Kumar.[8] Kushwaha contested the Lok Sabha election of 2024 from Karakat constituency and finished at a distant third position. However, he was elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha in August 2024.[9]

  1. ^ "Upendra Kushwaha resigns as member of Bihar legislative council". The Times of India. 25 February 2023. Retrieved 25 February 2023.
  2. ^ "Bihar Vidhan Sabha" (PDF).
  3. ^ "Upendra Kushwaha: The man trying hard to stay relevant". The Indian Express. 15 October 2020. Archived from the original on 18 April 2021. Retrieved 15 October 2020.
  4. ^ Gupta, Surabhi, ed. (6 October 2015). "RLSP के संस्थापक और बिहार के काराकट से सांसद उपेंद्र कुशवाहा का राजनीतिक सफर". Aaj Tak (in Hindi). Archived from the original on 29 March 2021. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  5. ^ "RLSP chief Upendra Kushwaha quits as Union Minister". Business Line. 10 December 2018. Archived from the original on 30 November 2020. Retrieved 25 April 2020.
  6. ^ Lansford, Tom, ed. (2015). "India - National Democratic Alliance". Political Handbook of the World 2015. United States: CQ Press. ISBN 978-1-4833-7157-3.
  7. ^ Cite error: The named reference Express was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  8. ^ "Upendra Kushwaha Resigns From Bihar CM Nitish's JDU, Floats Own Party 'Rashtriya Lok Janata Dal'". Abpnews. 20 February 2023. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
  9. ^ "Upendra Kushwaha Manan Mishra elected unopposed to Rajya Sabha". Economic Times. Retrieved 10 September 2024.