Harihar Singh or Bihari Ji Singh (1925-1994) was an Indian politician and a former
Chief Minister of Bihar. He succeeded Bhola Paswan Shashtri, as the
Chief Minister
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of
Bihar
Bihar (; ) is a state in eastern India. It is the 2nd largest state by population in 2019, 12th largest by area of , and 14th largest by GDP in 2021. Bihar borders Uttar Pradesh to its west, Nepal to the north, the northern part of West Be ...
in 1969. Harihar Singh's tenure as Chief Minister lasted just a few months – he led an
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-led coalition government and all six members of Soshit Dal, a constituent party of the coalition, defected to the Opposition during a budget session of the
Bihar Assembly.
Early life
Harihar Singh was born in a small village of
Chaugain in
Buxar
Buxar is a nagar parishad city in the state of Bihar, India bordering Uttar Pradesh. It is the headquarters of the eponymous Buxar district, as well as the headquarters of the community development block of Buxar, which also contains the ce ...
,
Bihar
Bihar (; ) is a state in eastern India. It is the 2nd largest state by population in 2019, 12th largest by area of , and 14th largest by GDP in 2021. Bihar borders Uttar Pradesh to its west, Nepal to the north, the northern part of West Be ...
in
British India
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to an upper caste
Rajput
Rajput (from Sanskrit ''raja-putra'' 'son of a king') is a large multi-component cluster of castes, kin bodies, and local groups, sharing social status and ideology of genealogical descent originating from the Indian subcontinent. The term Ra ...
family.
Legacy
He was also a
Bhojpuri
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poet and has written many patriotic Bhojpuri poems full of nationalist ideas.
See also
*
List of Rajputs
This is a list of notable members of the Rajput community.
Saints
* Mirabai, a princess and celebrated saint of the Bhakti movement and a devotee of Lord Krishna
Historical figures
List of notable Rajputs up till 1947, ordered chronolo ...
References
Biographies
* Anugrah Abhinandan Granth samiti. 1947 '' Anugrah Abhinandan Granth.''
Bihar
Bihar (; ) is a state in eastern India. It is the 2nd largest state by population in 2019, 12th largest by area of , and 14th largest by GDP in 2021. Bihar borders Uttar Pradesh to its west, Nepal to the north, the northern part of West Be ...
.
* Anugrah Narayan centenary year celebration Committee. 1987. '' Bihar Bibhuti: Vayakti Aur Kriti '', Bihar.
* Bimal Prasad (editor). 1980. ''A Revolutionary's Quest: Selected Writings of Jayaprakash Narayan.'' Oxford University Press,
Delhi
Delhi, officially the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi, is a city and a union territory of India containing New Delhi, the capital of India. Straddling the Yamuna river, primarily its western or right bank, Delhi shares borders w ...
.
External links
Members of Constituent Assembly from BiharFirst Bihar Government:The Anugrah Babu-Sri Babu Raj
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1925 births
1994 deaths
Chief Ministers of Bihar
Indian National Congress politicians
Indian Hindus
Bihar MLAs 1969–1972
Indian independence activists from Bihar
Chief ministers from Indian National Congress