Political families of Bihar explained

The list of political families of Bihar state of India:

Lalu Yadav family

Lalu Prasad Yadav and Rabri Devi are married since 1973 and the couple have 9 children (2 sons and 7 daughters)

• Lalu Prasad Yadav, former Chief Minister of Bihar (1990-1997) and former Union Railways Minister of India (2004-2009)
• Rabri Devi, former Chief Minister of Bihar and current MLC of Bihar Legislative Council (wife of Lalu)
  • Tej Pratap Yadav^[1] Cabinet Minister of Health in Government of Bihar (elder son of Lalu)
  • Tejashwi Yadav, former IPL cricketer and former Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar (younger son of Lalu)
  • Misa Bharti, MP of Patliputra (eldest daughter of Lalu)
  • Rohini Acharya Yadav, contested in 2024 Indian General election from Saran but lost to Rajiv Pratap Rudy of BJP(2nd daughter of Lalu)
  • Chanda Yadav, (3rd daughter of Lalu)
  • Ragini Yadav, (4th daughter of Lalu) - married to Rahul Yadav, Samajwadi Party leader,^[2] Rahul lost Sikandrabad assembly seat in 2017 and 2022.^[3]
  • Hema Yadav, (5th daughter of Lalu)
  • Anushka Yadav (6th daughter of Lalu) - married to Chiranjeev Rao, MLA of Rewari
  • Raj Lakshmi Yadav (youngest daughter of Lalu) - married to Tej Pratap Singh Yadav, former MP of Mainpuri (2014-19).
• Sadhu Yadav, former MP of Gopalganj (2004-09) (brother of Rabri Devi)
• Subhash Prasad Yadav, former MP of Rajya Sabha (2004-10) (brother of Rabri Devi)

Mishra family

• Lalit Narayan Mishra (LN Mishra) - Former Railway Minister of India
  • Vijay Kumar Mishra - Currently member of the Bihar Legislative Council, former Member of Parliament, three terms MLA and active politician of Bihar Janta Dal (United) (eldest son of LN Mishra)
    • Rishi Mishra - Former MLA in Bihar Legislative Assembly (son of Vijay Mishra)
  • Gauri Shankar Rajhans - Former MP married to Hema (niece of LN Mishra)
• Jagannath Mishra - Former Chief Minister of Bihar and Union Cabinet Minister of India (brother of LN Mishra)
• Mritunjay Mishra - Leader of Bharatiya Janata Party (brother of LN Mishra)
• Nitish Mishra - Cabinet Minister of Rural Development Department in Government of Bihar and currently Member of the Bihar Legislative Assembly (youngest son of Jagannath Mishra)

Jagdeo Prasad family

• Jagdeo Prasad - freedom fighter, member of Shoshit Samaj Dal and former Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar ^[4]
  • Nagmani Kushwaha - former Union Minister of India (1999-2004) (son of Jagdeo Prasad)
  • Suchitra Sinha - former Cabinet Minister in Government of Bihar (daughter-in-law of Jagdeo Prasad)
• Satish Prasad Singh - former Chief Minister of Bihar (Jan 1968 to Feb 1968) (father of Suchitra Sinha)

Verma family

• Upendra Nath Verma, former minister in Government of India, in the cabinet of VP Singh.
  • Bagi Kumar Verma, RJD MLA from Kurtha, former minister in Government of Bihar. (son of UN Verma)
  • Kumud Verma, former MLC in Bihar Legislative Council (daughter in law of UN Verma & wife of Abhijat)

Chaudhary family

• Shakuni Choudhury - seven times MLA, former MP from Bihar and Cabinet Minister in Government of Bihar.
  • Samrat Chaudhary - Deputy CM in Government of Bihar. Member of the Bihar Legislative Council from Bhartiya Janata Party. Formerly Minister in Rabri Devi and Jitan Ram Manjhi cabinet. Former Vice President of Bharatiya Janata Party Bihar unit. (son of Shakuni)

Mahto family

• Rambalak Mahto - Longest serving Advocate General of Bihar, legal advisor to both the Nitish Kumar and Lalu Prasad Yadav.
  • Birendra Mahto - MLA of Teghra (2015-2020) (son of Rambalak Mahto)

Paswan family

• Ram Vilas Paswan - Former Union Minister of Railways, Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution Departments.
  • Chirag Paswan - Bollywood actor and MP from Jamui. (son of Ram Vilas).
• Ram Chandra Paswan - former MP from Samastipur (brother of Ram Vilas)
  • Prince Raj, MP from Samastipur (son of Ram Chandra Paswan)
• Pashupati Kumar Paras - Union Cabinet Minister of Food^[5] and Public Distribution Department in the Ministry of Narendra Modi.^[6] MP from Hajipur. Former member of the Bihar Legislative Council (MLC) and Bihar Legislative Assembly (MLA) (brother of Ram Vilas)

Jagjivan Ram family

• Jagjivan Ram - Independence Activist and Deputy Prime Minister of India. Former MP from Sasaram
  • Meira Kumar - Daughter of Babu Jagjivan Ram and first woman Speaker of Lok Sabha.
    • Anshul Avijit, son of Meira Kumar.
• Sumitra Devi, former MLA of Arrah (mother-in-law of Meira Kumar)

Pappu Yadav family

• Pappu Yadav - former MP of Madhepura (2014-2019).
• Ranjeet Ranjan - former MP of Supaul (2014-2019) and present MP in Rajya Sabha.

Singh family

• Harihar Singh, popularly known as Bihar Ji, Bhojpuri poet and former CM of Bihar.
  • Amrendra Pratap Singh, MLA from Arrah and former Minister in Government of Bihar (son of Harihar)
  • Mrigendra Pratap Singh, former Speaker & Finance Minister in Government of Jharkhand. (son of Harihar)

AN Sinha family

• Dr. Anugrah Narayan Sinha - Statesman, freedom fighter and first Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar from year 1946–1957.
  • Satyendra Narayan Sinha - freedom fighter, Member of Provisional Parliament from year 1950-1952, Chief Minister of Bihar and leader of JP movement, son of Anugrah Narayan Sinha.
  • Kishori Sinha - Former Member of Parliament, wife of Satyendra Narayan Sinha
    • Nikhil Kumar - Governor of Kerala, son of Satyendra Narayan Sinha
    • Shyama Singh - Member of Parliament, wife of Nikhil Kumar
  • Rameshwar Prasad Sinha - father of Kishori Sinha, Member Constituent Assembly of India (1947–1950), MLA, Bihar (1937-1939)
    • N. K. Singh - Rajya Sabha MP, brother-in-law of Nikhil Kumar
    • Uday Singh - Member of Parliament, Nikhil Kumar's younger brother-in-law
    • Madhuri Singh - former MP, Nikhil Kumar's mother-in-law

JK Sinha family

• Sadhu Sharan Singh - Nationalist, congressman and father of Thakur Jugal Kishore Sinha
  • Thakur Jugal Kishore Sinha - Freedom fighter, Member of the first Lok Sabha and known as the father of Cooperative Movement in India.
  • Ram Dulari Sinha - Wife of Thakur Jugal Kishore Sinha, freedom fighter, Member of the first Vidhan Sabha, Union Minister and Governor, first woman from Bihar to attain a master's degree.
    • Madhurendra Kumar Singh - Member All India Congress Committee, former Director Central Warehousing Corporation and Bihar State Cooperative Bank.
      • Mrigendra Kumar Singh - son of Dr. Madhurendra Kumar Singh. State Secretary of Bihar Pradesh Congress Committee, former President of Sheohar Loksabha Youth Congress.

Chandrashekhar family

• Chandrashekhar Singh - former Chief Minister of Bihar (1983-1985) and former Union Minister in Government of India.
• Manorama Singh - former MP from Banka (1984-85 and 1986-89) (wife of Chandra shekhar).

Rama Devi family

• Rama Devi - MP of Sheohar (2009 – present) and former MP of Motihari (1998-99).
• Braj Bihari Prasad - former Minister of Science and Technology in Government of Bihar (husband of Rama Devi)
  • Ranjana Raveesh, (daughter of Rama devi)
  • Raveesh Kumar, IFS officer, current Ambassador of India to Finland and former Spokesperson for the Ministry of External Affairs. (son-in-law of Rama Devi)

Azad Family

• Bhagwat Jha Azad, former Chief Minister of Bihar (1988-89).
  • Kirti Azad, Lok Sabha MP from Darbhanga (1999-2004 and 2009-2019).
  • Yashovardhan Azad, former IPS officer (son of Bhagwat Azad)

Notes and References

1. Web site: Sons and daughters crowd Bihar poll space. https://web.archive.org/web/20150712231707/http://www.hindustantimes.com/patna/sons-and-daughters-crowd-bihar-poll-space/article1-1367450.aspx. dead. 12 July 2015.
2. Web site: Lalu's Swiss-educated son-in-law hops on Samajwadi cycle, chants growth mantra . Hindustan Times . 7 February 2017 .
3. Web site: Sikandrabad Assembly constituency election result . Result University . 3 October 2022.
4. Web site: 'Lenin' waits wrapped in plastic. https://web.archive.org/web/20220527181534/https://www.telegraphindia.com/bihar/lenin-waits-wrapped-in-plastic/cid/1668125. 2022-02-20. www.telegraphindia.com. 27 May 2022.
5. Web site: Pashupati Kumar Paras gets key Ministry of Food Processing Industries. India Today. 8 July 2021. en . 2021-07-08.
6. Web site: Pashupati Paras, the new Union minister who was an 'invisible' Bihar politician until June. The Print. 8 July 2021. en . 2021-07-08.