Harihar Singh

Harihar Singh or Bihari Ji 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.

Early life

Harihar Singh was born in a small village of Chaugain in Buxar, Bihar in British India to an Rajput family.

Legacy

He was also a Bhojpuri poet and has written many patriotic Bhojpuri poems full of nationalist ideas.

Biographies

Anugrah Abhinandan Granth samiti. 1947 Anugrah Abhinandan Granth. Bihar.
Anugrah Narayan centenary year celebration Committee. 1987. Bihar Bibhuti: Vayakti Aur Kriti , Bihar.
Bimal Prasad. 1980. A Revolutionary's Quest: Selected Writings of Jayaprakash Narayan. Oxford University Press, Delhi.