Lalan Singh

Rajiv Ranjan Singh
Cabinet Minister for Water Resources and Planning & Development
Assumed office
2015
Constituency Bihar Legislative Council
Member of Bihar Legislative Council
Assumed office
June 2014
MP from Munger
In office
2009–2014
MP from Begusarai
In office
2004–2009
Personal details
Born (1955-01-24) 24 January 1955
Patna, Bihar
Political party Janata Dal United
Spouse(s) Renu Devi
Children 1 daughter only
Residence Patna
As of 26 September, 2006

Rajiv Ranjan Singh better known as Lalan Singh (born 24 January 1955 in Nalanda, Bihar) is the Minister for Water Resources and Planning & Development in the Bihar Cabinet under Nitish Kumar.

He was nominated a member of the Bihar Legislative Council in June 2014 post his defeat in the May 2014 Lok Sabha elections. He was a member of the 15th Lok Sabha of India and represented the Munger constituency of Bihar and is a member of the Janata Dal (United) political party. He previously represented the Begusarai constituency in the 14th Lok Sabha of India. He was also a Rajya Sabha member from Bihar before elected to Loksabha. In 2014 lok sabha election he lost to Veena Devi.

Political background

Lalan Singh represented the Munger constituency of Bihar and was President of Bihar JDU when he rebelled against CM Nitish Kumar in 2010 and later continued to be an unattached member of JD(U). The party moved in Lok Sabha to demand his disqualification but the move was aborted post his rapprochement with Nitish Kumar in 2013. He was given a ticket to contest the Munger Lok Sabha seat but was defeated by Veena Devi of LJP by nearly 1 lakh votes.

He was nominated to the Legislative Council under the Governor's quota and made the Minister for Road Construction in the Jitan Ram Manjhi cabinet in June 2014. His induction and elevation despite the electoral loss sparked rebellion in JDU led by Gyanendra Singh Gyanu who later defected to BJP with a group of 12 MLAs. He was sacked from the cabinet by Jeetan Ram Manjhi as minister along with P. K. Shahi in February 2015. When Nitish Kumar became chief minister he was again inducted as a Minister in the Mahagathbandhan Government[1]

References

  1. ↑ "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 23 September 2015. Retrieved 24 June 2015.


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