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| name = Bashistha Narain Singh<br />
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1947|10|24|df=y}}<br />
| birth_place = [[Hajipur]], [[Bihar]], [[India]]<br />
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| residence = Lalganj, Karvi, P.O. Dumrao Textiles, P.S. Dumrao, [[Buxar district]], [[Bihar]]<br />
| office = [[Member of Parliament|MP]] of [[Rajya Sabha]] for [[Bihar]]<br />
| constituency = [[Bihar]]<br />
| term_start = 3 April 2012<br />
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| party = [[Janata Dal (United)]]<br />
| otherparty= [[Janata Party]] <br/> [[Janata Dal]]<br/>[[Samata Party]]<br />
| profession = Agriculturist<br />
| spouse = Hewanti Singh<br />
| children = One son and two daughters<br />
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| alma_mater = M.A. (History) Educated at [[Patna University]]<br />
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'''Bashistha Narain Singh''', a politician from [[Janata Dal (United)]]. He is a Member of the [[Parliament of India]] representing [[Bihar]] in the [[Rajya Sabha]], the upper house of the [[Indian Parliament]]. He had served as Bihar state President of [[Janata Dal (United)]], the ruling party of the state. In January 2021, he was succeeded by [[Umesh Kushwaha]] to the post of Bihar state chief of JD (U).<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.uniindia.com/~/umesh-kushwaha-becomes-bihar-jd-u-president-succeeds-vashishth-narayan-singh/States/news/2288552.html|title= Umesh Kushwaha becomes Bihar JD(U) chief succeeds Vashishtha Narayan Singh |website=UniIndia|accessdate=10 January 2021}}</ref> Previously, he was a member of [[Samata Party]] and was the President Bihar Samata Party from 1995 to 1998.<br />
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== Political career ==<br />
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Singh was imprisoned several times during the [[Bihar movement]]. During Indian Emergency, he was imprisoned for nineteen months. In 1977, He was administered the oath at Shaheed Smarak, Patna to the members of the newly constituted [[Bihar Vidhan Sabha]] who were associated with the J.P. Movement. He was General Secretary of Bihar [[Janata Party]] from 1980 to 1985. He was a member of the Executive Committee Bihar [[Janata Dal]] from 1989 to 1990 then was the Member of Parliamentary Board, [[Janata Dal]] from 1990 to 1994. In 1994, he joined [[Samta Party]] formed by [[George Fernandes]] and [[Nitish Kumar]] and was the President Bihar Samata Party from 1995 to 1998.<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20070810162231/http://164.100.24.167:8080/members/website/Mainweb.asp?mpcode=1880 Profile on Rajya Sabha website]<br />
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