Jagdish Prasad Kushwaha was an

Ayurveda Ayurveda () is an alternative medicine system with historical roots in the Indian subcontinent. The theory and practice of Ayurveda is pseudoscientific. Ayurveda is heavily practiced in India and Nepal, where around 80% of the population repo ...

practitioner and politician from

Jharkhand Jharkhand (; ; ) is a state in eastern India. The state shares its border with the states of West Bengal to the east, Chhattisgarh to the west, Uttar Pradesh to the northwest, Bihar to the north and Odisha to the south. It has an area of . It ...

, India. He was a leader of

Bharatiya Jana Sangh The Bharatiya Jana Sangh ( BJS or JS, short name: Jan Sangh, full name: Akhil Bharatiya Jana Sangh; ) (ISO 15919: '' Akhila Bhāratīya Jana Saṅgha '' ) was an Indian right wing political party that existed from 1951 to 1977 and was the pol ...

, considered as one of the early leaders of Sangh, who played significant role in establishing it in Kodarma Lok Sabha constituency and

Giridih Giridih is headquarters of the Giridih district of Jharkhand state, India. The city of Giridih is known for its industrial and health sectors, as well as its scenic beauty. Giridih houses the Giridih Coalfield which is one of the oldest coalfi ...

region in unified Bihar. Kushwaha was elected as Pramukh of Jamua

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in Jharkhand for multiple terms and assumed this position until his death in 1999. He was the elder brother of

Rati Lal Prasad Verma R.L.P. Verma (1 February 1938 – 15 January 2004) was a former member of Lok Sabha and a leader of Bhartiya Janata Party. He was elected to Lok Sabha from Kodarma in Jharkhand state in India for six terms. Verma represented Jamua Assembly con ...

, six term Member of Indian Parliament from Kodarma Lok Sabha constituency and father of Jharkhand Legislative Assembly member,

Jai Prakash Verma Jai Prakash Verma was a member of the Jharkhand Legislative Assembly from Gandey Assembly constituency. He was a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party and joined the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha Jharkhand Mukti Morcha ( lit. ''Jharkhand Liberatio ...

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