Harihar Singh

Harihar Singh was an Indian politician and a former Chief Minister of Bihar. He succeeded Bhola Paswan Shashtri, as the Chief Minister of Bihar in 1969. 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.[1] He was also a Bhojpuri poet and has written many patriotic Bhojpuri poems full of nationalist ideas.[2][3][4]

Harihar Singh
9th Chief Minister of Bihar
In office
26 February 1969 – 22 June 1969
Preceded byPresident's Rule
Succeeded byBhola Paswan Shastri
Personal details
BornDumraon, Buxar, Bihar
Political partyIndian National Congress

See also

References
  1. "From the Archives (June 21, 1969): Bihar's Ministry falls". The Hindu. 21 June 2019. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
  2. Sinha, Bindeshwari Prasad (2003). Kayasthas in making of modern Bihar. Impression Publication.
  3. "The Journal of the Bihar Purāvid Parishad". Bihar Puravid Parishad. 19-20.
  4. Tiwari, Arjun (2014). Bhojpuri Sahitya Ke Itihas. Vishwavidyalaya Prakashan.
  • 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.
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