Harihar Singh
Harihar Singh | |
|---|---|
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| 9th Chief Minister of Bihar | |
| In office 26 February 1969 – 22 June 1969 | |
| Preceded by | President's rule |
| Succeeded by | Bhola Paswan Shastri |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1925 Chaugain, Bihar and Orissa Province, British India (now in Bihar, India) |
| Died | 1994 (aged 68–69) |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Children | Amrendra Pratap Singh Mrigendra Pratap Singh |
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 of Bihar in 1969.[1] Harihar Singh's tenure as Chief Minister lasted just a few months – he led an INC-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.[2]
Early life
[edit]Harihar Singh was born in a small village of Chaugain in Buxar, Bihar in British India to an upper caste[3] Rajput[4] family.
Legacy
[edit]He was also a Bhojpuri poet and has written many patriotic Bhojpuri poems full of nationalist ideas.[5][6][7]
See also
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References
[edit]- ^ "अपनों के बीच बेगाने हुए सरदार हरिहर सिंह". Hindustan (in Hindi). Retrieved 14 October 2020.
- ^ "From the Archives (June 21, 1969): Bihar's Ministry falls". The Hindu. 21 June 2019. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
- ^ "बिहार में 3 मुख्यमंत्रियों के नाम रहा 34 साल, 29 सालों में बने 20 CM". Dainik Bhaskar (in Hindi). 12 September 2015. Retrieved 14 October 2020.
- ^ Narain, Jai Prakash; Narayan, Jayaprakash (1980). A Revolutionary's Quest: Selected Writings of Jayaprakash Narayan. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-561204-2.
- ^ Sinha, Bindeshwari Prasad (2003). Kayasthas in making of modern Bihar. Impression Publication.
- ^ "The Journal of the Bihar Purāvid Parishad". Bihar Puravid Parishad. 19–20.
- ^ Tiwari, Arjun (2014). Bhojpuri Sahitya Ke Itihas. Vishwavidyalaya Prakashan.
Biographies
[edit]- Anugrah Abhinandan Granth samiti. 1947 Anugrah Abhinandan Granth. Bihar.
- 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.
External links
[edit]- Members of Constituent Assembly from Bihar
- First Bihar Government:The Anugrah Babu-Sri Babu Raj
- Freedom Fighters of India
