Tarkishore Prasad

Tarkishore Prasad (b 1956) is an Indian politician belonging to the Bharatiya Janata Party and currently serving as 5th Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar . He has been elected the BJP's leader in the Bihar assembly.[2] He is currently elected as Member of the Bihar Legislative Assembly from Katihar constituency in 2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election.[3]

Tarkishore Prasad
5th Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar
Assumed office
16 November 2020
Serving with Renu Devi
Chief MinisterNitish Kumar
Preceded bySushil Kumar Modi
Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
October 2005
Preceded byRam Prakash Mahato
ConstituencyKatihar
Personal details
Born1956 (age 64–65)[1]
Saharsa, Bihar, India
FatherGanga Prasad Bhagat
Alma materDarshan Sah College, Lalit Narayan Mithila University

Early life and education

Tarkishore Prasad Bhagat was born to Ganga Prasad Bhagat, representing the Kalwar caste (Bhagat) In 1974, Tarkishore completed Intermediate of Science from Darshan Sah College in Katihar under Lalit Narayan Mithila University, Darbhanga.[4]

Political career

Prasad is a member of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh and begun his political career with the Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad. He won his first assembly term in 2005 from Katihar seat, defeating Ram Prakash Mahato by just 165 votes.[5] He later won the seat in 2010, 2015, and 2020 elections as well.

References
  1. "1st woman dy CM, RSS veteran to be the second-in-command in Bihar". Hindustan Times.
  2. "Tarkishore Prasad Elected BJP Legislature Party Leader in Bihar, Speculation Rife over Sushil Modi's Role". News18. Retrieved 16 November 2020.
  3. Ranjan, Abhinav (2020-11-16). "Who is Tarkishore Prasad Bhagat: RSS veteran who is replacing Sushil Kumar Modi as Bihar's deputy CM". www.indiatvnews.com. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
  4. "Tarkishore Prasad(Bharatiya Janata Party(BJP)):Constituency- KATIHAR(KATIHAR) - Affidavit Information of Candidate:". myneta.info. Retrieved 2020-11-16.
  5. DelhiNovember 16, Prabhash K. Dutta New; November 16, 2020UPDATED:; Ist, 2020 20:04. "Nitish Kumar oath taking: Who are Tarkishore Prasad and Renu Devi, two deputy CM probables?". India Today. Retrieved 2020-11-18.CS1 maint: extra punctuation (link) CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
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