Bhim Singh (Bihar politician)

Bhim Singh Chandravanshi (born 30 November 1962) is an Indian educationist and politician who has been serving as a Member of Parliament, Rajya Sabha from Bihar since 2024. A member of the Bharatiya Janata Party since 2015, he holds the position of vice president of the BJP in the state of Bihar.

Prior to that, he served as a cabinet minister under the cabinets of Nitish Kumar and Jitan Ram Manjhi from 2012 until his resignation in 2015. He also served as a member of the Bihar Vidhan Parishad for three consecutive terms from 2006 to 2015.

Education

He has earned Bachelor of Science in Engineering, two Master of Arts, a law (LLB) bachelor and doctorate from Patna University.

Political Career

He was active in Patna University as a student and employee leader. During this time, he developed associations with former Bihar CM Karpuri Thakur and grew closer to Lalu Prasad Yadav, Ram Vilas Paswan, and Nitish Kumar.

He assumed the role in the formation of Janata Dal as General Secretary. He also co-founded the formation of the Samata Party along with Nitish Kumar.

Later, he joined RJD and became the state general secretary of the party. He defected to JDU in 2009 and joined the BJP in 2015.

Controversies

Singh found himself in the center of controversy when he said that people who joined the army either died or became martyrs. He made this statement on a day when the four Bihar army officers who had died were being cremated with full state honors in front of hundreds of mourners. His party did not take kindly to the statement and quickly distanced itself from it.

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