Bashistha Narain Singh Explained

Bashistha Narain Singh
Birth Date:24 October 1947
Birth Place:Hajipur, Bihar, India
Residence:Lalganj, Karvi, P.O. Dumrao Textiles, P.S. Dumrao, Buxar district, Bihar
Office:Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha
Constituency:Bihar
Term Start:3 April 2012
Term End:2 April 2024
Successor:Sanjay Kumar Jha
Party:Janata Dal (United)
Otherparty:Janata Party
Janata Dal
Samata Party
Profession:Agriculturist
Spouse:Hewanti Singh
Children:One son and two daughters
Alma Mater:M.A. (History) Educated at Patna University

Bashistha Narain Singh, is a politician from Janata Dal (United). He is a Member of the Parliament of India representing Bihar in the Rajya Sabha, the upper house of the Indian Parliament. He had served as Bihar state President of Janata Dal (United), the ruling party of the state. In January 2021, he was succeeded by Umesh Kushwaha to the post of Bihar state chief of JD (U).[1] Previously, he was a member of Samata Party (Uday Mandal is current National President)[2] and was the President Bihar Samata Party from 1995 to 1998.

Political career

Singh was imprisoned several times during the Bihar movement. During Indian Emergency, he was imprisoned for nineteen months. In 1977, He was administered the oath at Shaheed Smarak, Patna to the members of the newly constituted Bihar Vidhan Sabha who were associated with the J.P. Movement. He was General Secretary of Bihar Janata Party from 1980 to 1985. He was a member of the Executive Committee Bihar Janata Dal from 1989 to 1990 then was the Member of Parliamentary Board, Janata Dal from 1990 to 1994. In 1994, he joined Samta Party formed by George Fernandes and Nitish Kumar and was the President Bihar Samata Party from 1995 to 1998.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Umesh Kushwaha becomes Bihar JD(U) chief succeeds Vashishtha Narayan Singh . UniIndia. 10 January 2021.
  2. Web site: 2022-11-19 . Flaming torch a free symbol, EC can allot it to any other party: Delhi HC dismisses Samata Party’s appeal . 2022-11-26 . The Indian Express . en.