Shyam Rajak is an Indian Leader from Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), previously serving as the Minister for Industries in the

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Nitish Kumar Nitish Kumar (born 1 March 1951) is an Indian politician, who is serving as Chief Minister of Bihar since 22 February 2015, having previous held the office from 2005 to 2014 and for a short period in 2000. The leader of the Janata Dal (Unit ...

. He has previously served as Minister for Food and Consumer Protection from 2010-2015 in the JD(U) Government. He has also served as Minister of State for Energy, Public Relations Department and Law in

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. He is whip for main opposition party in Bihar legislative Assembly .

Political career

In June 2009, Rajak quit his post as national general secretary of Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD). He joined the

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party and served as National President of Akhil Bharatiya Dhobi Mahasangh. Rajak has represented Phulwari seat more than once. He was one of the key leaders of the previous RJD party led by

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. Rajak was a former minister in Nitish Kumar's government. In August 2020, Rajak joined Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) again.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Rajak, Shyam Living people State cabinet ministers of Bihar Bihar MLAs 2010–2015 Janata Dal (United) politicians Rashtriya Janata Dal politicians 1954 births