Bhola Paswan Shastri

Bhola Paswan Shastri
8th Chief Minister of Bihar
In office
22 March 1968  29 June 1968
Preceded by B. P. Mandal
Succeeded by President's rule
In office
22 June 1969  4 July 1969
In office
2 June 1971  9 January 1971
Personal details
Born 1914
Bairgacchi, Purnia district, Bihar
Political party Indian National Congress
Residence Patna
Alma mater Kashi Vidyapith, Varanasi
Profession Politician
Social Worker
Shastri

Bhola Paswan Shashtri was an Indian freedom fighter[1] and on three occasions between 1968-71 was Chief Minister of Bihar state in India.[2][3]

Bhola Paswan Shastri Agriculture College is named after him.[4]

References

  1. "Dalit Freedom Fighters". Google Books. 17 September 2015. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
  2. Jha, Dhirendra K (7 October 2015). "How Bihar chief minister Manjhi revived Dalit politics in the Hindi belt". Scroll.in. Retrieved 7 October 2015.
  3. "Chief Ministers of Bihar Since 1947". BiharJagran.com. Retrieved 2011-09-06.
  4. "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 6 October 2014. Retrieved 2014-09-30.
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