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{{Short description|Indian politician}}
{{Distinguish|Bhagvan Singh Kushwaha}}
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| known_for = Being Minister in the [[government of Bihar]]. 
Bihar state Vice President of [[Janata Dal (United)]]<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bhaskar.com/local/bihar/patna/news/bhagwan-singh-kushwaha-joined-jdu-from-ljp-apologizing-for-the-abusive-words-said-9-months-ago-jdu-made-the-state-vice-president-as-soon-as-he-joined-128789076.html|title=चिराग पासवान को फिर झटका:LJP से JDU में शामिल हुए भगवान सिंह कुशवाहा, बने प्रदेश उपाध्यक्ष, 9 महीने पहले नीतीश कुमार को धोखेबाज बता थामा था लोजपा का दामन|website=bhaskar.com|accessdate=7 March 2023}}</ref> National General Secretary of Janata Dal (United).<ref>{{cite web|url=https://news24online.com/india/jdu-announces-new-national-executive-committee-kc-tyagis-name-excluded-adi/111306/|title=JDU announces new national executive committee, KC Tyagi's name excluded |website=News24|accessdate=7 March 2023}}</ref>
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| occupation = Leader Politician [[Government of Bihar|Former Minister for Rural Development in Bihar]]
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*{{Party index link|Rashtriya Janata Dal}}
*{{Party index link|Lok Janshakti Party}}
*{{Party index link|Jan Adhikar Party}}
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'''Shri Bhagwan Singh Kushwaha''' is a politician from [[Bihar]], who has also served as a minister in the [[Government of Bihar]]. He is a son-in-law of [[Jagdish Mahto]]— the founder of [[Naxalism]] in Ekwari village of the [[Bhojpur district, India|Bhojpur]] region of Bihar.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/sitting-ara-mp-finds-the-going-tough/articleshow/33676808.cms |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201116055226/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/news/Sitting-Ara-MP-finds-the-going-tough/articleshow/33676808.cms?from=mdr|title=Sitting Ara MP finds the going tough|website=[[Times of India]]| date=13 April 2014 |archive-date=16 November 2020|url-status=live |access-date=2 April 2021}}</ref> He has assumed several important posts in various regional political parties of Bihar, which include [[Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist)]], [[Rashtriya Janata Dal]], [[Janata Dal (United)]], [[Lok Janshakti Party]], [[Jan Adhikar Party Loktantrik]] and [[Rashtriya Lok Samata Party]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/as-upendra-kushwaha-exits-nda-his-second-in-command-joins-nitish-kumar-1969570|title=As Upendra Kushwaha exits NDA his second in command joins Nitish Kumar|website=NDTV|accessdate=30 March 2021|archive-date=8 November 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201108170506/https://www.ndtv.com/india-news/as-upendra-kushwaha-exits-nda-his-second-in-command-joins-nitish-kumar-1969570|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.abplive.com/states/bihar/bihar-polls-bhagwan-singh-kushwaha-who-contested-from-ljp-leaving-jdu-accused-cm-nitish-ann-1590973|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210508175929/https://www.abplive.com/states/bihar/bihar-polls-bhagwan-singh-kushwaha-who-contested-from-ljp-leaving-jdu-accused-cm-nitish-ann-1590973|archive-date=8 May 2021 |title=Bhagwan Singh Kushwaha, who left JDU to join LJP accuses Nitish|website=ABP live|date= 7 October 2020|accessdate=30 March 2021}}</ref> Kushwaha once headed JD(U)'s youth wing and has also been [[Government of Bihar|Minister for rural development]] in Bihar.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2018/dec/28/rlsp-vice-president-bhagwan-singh-kushwaha-quits-joins-bihars-ruling-jdu-1917744.html|title=RLSP vice president Bhagwan Singh Kushwaha joins ruling JDU|website=newindianexpress|date=28 December 2018 |accessdate=30 March 2021|archive-date=30 January 2020|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200130141307/https://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2018/dec/28/rlsp-vice-president-bhagwan-singh-kushwaha-quits-joins-bihars-ruling-jdu-1917744.html|url-status=live}}</ref> In July 2024, he was elected to the [[Bihar Legislative Council]]. He was nominated by the Janata Dal (United) as its candidate to fill the vacancy of the post caused by end of the tenure of another leader of the party.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://theprint.in/india/jdus-bhagwan-singh-kushwaha-gets-elected-to-bihar-legislative-council/2162551/|website=The Print|title= JDU's Bhagwan Singh Kushwaha elected to Bihar Legislative Council|date=5 July 2024 |accessdate=6 July 2024}}</ref>

==Life and political career==
[[File:Nomination of Bhagwan Singh Kushwaha (1) 06.jpg|thumb|Shri Bhagwan Singh Kushwaha with [[Nitish Kumar]] and [[Samrat Chaudhary]] on 2 July 2024, before being elected to Bihar Legislative Council.]]
Bhagwan Singh Kushwaha is a son of Devdhari Singh, who hails from Jagdishpur in [[Arrah]] district of [[Bihar]]. In the early part of his life, he was associated with the social work, before entering the politics. His spouse is a government servant. He is educated till [[matriculation]] level. Kushwaha is charged with several criminal cases, as per his affidavit submitted to [[Election Commission of India]]. In the affidavit, he reveals the charges lodged against him which includes murder, attempt to murder, rioting and possession of harmful weapons.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://myneta.info/ls2014/candidate.php?candidate_id=2644|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210331045026/https://myneta.info/ls2014/candidate.php?candidate_id=2644|title=Candidate profile|website=Myneta.com|accessdate=30 March 2021|archive-date=31 March 2021}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/another-koeri-face-may-return-to-jdu/articleshow/81765865.cms|title= Bihar: Another Koeri face may return to JD(U)|website=Times of India|date= 31 March 2021|accessdate=17 July 2023}}</ref> Kushwaha contests the election to [[Bihar Legislative Assembly]] from the [[Jagdishpur, Bihar Assembly constituency|Jagdishpur Assembly constituency]]. He started his political career from the [[Indian People's Front]], which came to be known as CPI-ML later. In 1990, he was elected from the Jagdishpur constituency to the [[Bihar Legislative Assembly]] as the CPI-ML candidate, but in the next election the seat was won by Harinarayan Singh of [[Janata Dal]]; Kushwaha was reelected in 2000 from this seat, this time on the ticket of [[Samata Party]] (now led by [[Uday Mandal]] its President).<ref>{{Cite web |date=2022-11-19 |title=Flaming torch a free symbol, EC can allot it to any other party: Delhi HC dismisses Samata Party's appeal |url=https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/flaming-torch-symbol-ec-delhi-hc-dismisses-samata-partys-appeal-8278007/ |access-date=2022-11-26 |website=The Indian Express |language=en |archive-date=26 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221126135635/https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/delhi/flaming-torch-symbol-ec-delhi-hc-dismisses-samata-partys-appeal-8278007/ |url-status=live }}</ref> After the formation of [[Janata Dal (United)]] from the Samata Party, Kushwaha was elected once again in 2005 as the member of new party, the Janata Dal (United), from the Jagdishpur seat.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bhaskar.com/bihar-election/news/bhagwan-singh-kushwaha-who-came-to-jdu-from-rlsp-and-ljp-from-jdu-said-public-believes-me-to-be-god-127831709.html|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210331050802/https://www.bhaskar.com/bihar-election/news/bhagwan-singh-kushwaha-who-came-to-jdu-from-rlsp-and-ljp-from-jdu-said-public-believes-me-to-be-god-127831709.html|title=जगदीशपुर ग्राउंड रिपोर्ट:भगवान कुशवाहा बोले- जनता मुझे भगवान मानती है, यहां राजद-जदयू-लोजपा में त्रिकोणीय मुकाबला|website=Bhaskar.com|accessdate=31 March 2021|language=hi|archive-date=31 March 2021}}</ref>

The dormant political career of Kushwaha got a boost once again after formation of [[Rashtriya Lok Samata Party]] by [[Upendra Kushwaha|Upendra Singh Kushwaha]] in 2013, as a result of split in the ruling JD(U). To bring all [[Koeri|Kushwaha]] leaders under one umbrella for better political outcomes, some of the veteran politicians were given high posts in the newly formed party. This included Bhagwan Singh Kushwaha, who was made party's vice president.<ref name="The Quint">{{cite web|url=https://www.thequint.com/news/politics/rlsp-vice-president-bhagwan-singh-kushwaha-joins-jdu|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210331052315/https://www.thequint.com/news/politics/rlsp-vice-president-bhagwan-singh-kushwaha-joins-jdu |title=RLSP Vice-President Bhagwan Singh Kushwaha Joins JD(U)|website=[[The Quint]]|date= 28 December 2018 |accessdate=31 March 2021|archive-date=31 March 2021}}</ref> In 2018, Upendra Kushwaha, the founder of Rashtriya Lok Samata Party, left the [[Bharatiya Janata Party]] led [[National Democratic Alliance]], which was seen by many of his party members as a suicidal step. Bhagwan Singh Kushwaha too protested against this decision and left RLSP to join the JD(U) with 35 state level office bearers and at least 1200 workers of the party. His exit was preceded by the exit of other legislators of the party which included Sudhanshu Shekhar and [[Lalan Paswan]]. In the presence of JD(U)'s contemporary state president, [[Bashistha Narain Singh]], Kushwaha hailed his decision to part his ways with RLSP.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.india.com/news/india/rlsp-vice-president-bhagwan-singh-kushwaha-joins-hands-with-nitish-kumars-jdu-3500994/|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210331054052/https://www.india.com/news/india/rlsp-vice-president-bhagwan-singh-kushwaha-joins-hands-with-nitish-kumars-jdu-3500994/ |title=RLSP Vice President Bhagwan Singh Kushwaha Joins Hands With Nitish Kumar's JD(U)|website=India.com|accessdate=31 March 2021|archive-date=31 March 2021}}</ref>
{{Blockquote|"When I joined the RLSP, my condition was that it should remain with the NDA. What Kushwaha has done (by severing ties with NDA) was not liked by party's rank and file. I tried my level best to ensure that Upendra Kushwaha should remain with NDA but he (Upendra) started feeling uneasy after Nitish Kumar joined the NDA."<ref name="The Quint"/> }}

In October 2020, before the Bihar Assembly elections, he was found to be involved in anti-party activities after he was denied ticket by the JDU in the assembly elections. As a result of this, he along with some of the former leaders of the party were ousted for a period of 6 years. Among those who were expelled was the former [[Member of Legislative Assembly]], [[Dadan Pahalwan]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.outlookhindi.com/country/bihar/bihar-election-jdu-expelled-15-including-mlas-dadan-rameshwar-and-bhagwan-singh-kushwaha-52158|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210401152327/https://www.outlookhindi.com/country/bihar/bihar-election-jdu-expelled-15-including-mlas-dadan-rameshwar-and-bhagwan-singh-kushwaha-52158 |title=JDU expelled 15 including Dadan Pahalwan and Bhagwan Singh Kushwaha|website=Outlook|accessdate=1 April 2021|archive-date=1 April 2021}}</ref>

===2020 assembly elections===
In 2020 elections to [[Bihar Legislative Assembly]], after being denied ticket from JD(U), he contested from the [[Lok Janshakti Party]] in the Jagdishpur constituency. In a tripartite battle between JDU, [[Rashtriya Janata Dal]] and [[Lok Janshakti Party]], he lost to Ram Vishun Singh of RJD. Among the three key candidates, he was able to secure second position between the winner and Sushmlata Kushwaha, the third runner up.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.news18.com/bihar-assembly-elections-2020/sribhagwan-singh-kushwaha-jagdishpur-candidate-s04a197c03/|archive-url= https://web.archive.org/web/20210402022003/https://www.news18.com/bihar-assembly-elections-2020/sribhagwan-singh-kushwaha-jagdishpur-candidate-s04a197c03/ |title=2020 Jagdishpur constituency result|website=News18|accessdate=2 April 2021|archive-date=2 April 2021}}</ref>

===Return to JDU===
[[File:Nomination of Bhagwan Singh Kushwaha (1) 03.jpg|thumb|Shri Bhagwan Singh Kushwaha accompanied by [[Nitish Kumar]] and [[Samrat Chaudhary]], filing his nomination papers for [[Bihar Legislative Council]] election, on 2 July 2024.]]
After unsuccessfully contesting Jagdishpur seat on LJP ticket in 2020 assembly election, he once again returned to JDU in August, 2021.<ref>{{Cite web |author=Madan Kumar |date=Aug 7, 2021 |title=Former Bihar minister Sri Bhagwan Singh Kushwaha returns to JD(U) {{!}} Patna News - Times of India |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/former-bihar-minister-sri-bhagwan-singh-kushwaha-returns-to-jdu/articleshow/85135259.cms |access-date=2022-04-14 |website=The Times of India |language=en |archive-date=14 April 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220414190515/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/former-bihar-minister-sri-bhagwan-singh-kushwaha-returns-to-jdu/articleshow/85135259.cms |url-status=live }}</ref>

In July 2024, he was made a candidate of the JDU for Bihar Legislative Council. This decision came after the vacancy was created on one seat of Bihar Legislative Council, which was earlier held by Rambali Chandravanshi.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/state/bihar/patna/upendra-kushwaha-rajya-sabha-bhagwan-kushwaha-legislative-council-one-set-in-delhi-another-in-patna/articleshow/111433532.cms|title=Upendra Kushwaha and Bhagwan Singh Kushwaha nominated to Rajya Sabha and Bihar Legislative Council|website=navbharat Times|accessdate=2 July 2024}}</ref>

==Criminal accusations==
In 1993, while Kushwaha was associated with [[Indian People's Front]], an infamous incident took place in the Ichri village of the Bhojpur district. This incident was a part of caste based violence in post independence Bihar. In this particular incident, some supporters of Indian People Front attacked a group of [[Rajput]] caste men, who were returning to their village from a rally organised by [[Bhartiya Janata Party]]. In the ambush, five people were killed on the spot, while above half a dozen men were severely injured. The families of the victims alleged Kushwaha to be one of the convict behind this massacre. In 2023, thirty years after the incident, a court at [[Arrah]] acquitted Kushwaha due to lack of evidence against him. However, nine other people were granted life imprisonment in this case.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.jagran.com/bihar/bhojpur-ex-minister-bhagwan-singh-kushwaha-acquitted-in-ichri-massacre-nine-accused-sentenced-to-rigorous-life-imprisonment-23376890.html|title=आरा: इचरी नरसंहार कांड में पूर्व मंत्री भगवान सिंह कुशवाहा बरी, नौ आरोपियों को सश्रम उम्रकैद की सजा|website=jagran.com|language=Hindi|accessdate=6 March 2023|archive-date=6 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230406101958/https://www.jagran.com/bihar/bhojpur-ex-minister-bhagwan-singh-kushwaha-acquitted-in-ichri-massacre-nine-accused-sentenced-to-rigorous-life-imprisonment-23376890.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.amarujala.com/bihar/life-imprisonment-to-9-convicts-of-ichari-massacre-former-minister-bhagwan-singh-kushwaha-acquitted-2023-04-05|title=इचरी नरसंहार: 9 दोषियों को उम्रकैद, बिहार सरकार के पूर्व मंत्री भगवान सिंह कुशवाहा संदेह के लाभ के आधार पर बरी|website=Amar Ujala|accessdate=6 March 2023|archive-date=6 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230406042306/https://www.amarujala.com/bihar/life-imprisonment-to-9-convicts-of-ichari-massacre-former-minister-bhagwan-singh-kushwaha-acquitted-2023-04-05|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.prabhatkhabar.com/state/bihar/arrah/court-gave-a-big-decision-in-bihar-famous-ichari-massacre-of-bhojpur-axs|title=बिहार के चर्चित इचरी नरसंहार में कोर्ट ने सुनाया बड़ा फैसला, 9 आरोपियों को मिली|language=Hindi|website=prabhat khabar|accessdate=6 March 2023|archive-date=6 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230406065843/https://www.prabhatkhabar.com/state/bihar/arrah/court-gave-a-big-decision-in-bihar-famous-ichari-massacre-of-bhojpur-axs|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/patna-news/life-imprisonment-for-9-acquittal-for-former-jd-u-leader-in-1993-bihar-murder-case-101680688531332.html|title=JD (U) leader acquitted, 9 others held guilty for 1993 Bihar killings|website=Hindustan Times|accessdate=6 March 2023|archive-date=5 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230405120054/https://www.hindustantimes.com/cities/patna-news/life-imprisonment-for-9-acquittal-for-former-jd-u-leader-in-1993-bihar-murder-case-101680688531332.html|url-status=live}}</ref>

In 2013, Kushwaha was also accused of being a conspirator in the assassination of chief ([[Mukhi]]ya) of Ichri village, Binod Singh. The deceased was regional head of Akhil Bhartiya Rashtriya Kisan Mahasangh (ABRKM), a body of upper caste landlords. A [[First Information Report]] registered by the victim's father named Nathuni Yadav, the former Mukhiya as another conspirator apart from Kushwaha.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://indianexpress.com/article/india/latest-news/exjdu-minister-named-in-killing-of-village-chief-in-bihar/|title=Ex-JD(U) minister named in killing of village chief in Bihar|website=Indian express|date=28 February 2013 |accessdate=7 March 2023|archive-date=7 April 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230407190427/https://indianexpress.com/article/india/latest-news/exjdu-minister-named-in-killing-of-village-chief-in-bihar/|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://navbharattimes.indiatimes.com/state/bihar/patna/upendra-kushwaha-rajya-sabha-bhagwan-kushwaha-legislative-council-one-set-in-delhi-another-in-patna/articleshow/111433532.cms|title=एक कुशवाहा को पटना तो दूसरे कुशवाहा को दिल्ली में किया गया 'एडजस्ट', गजब की सेटिंग है भाई! |website=Navbharat Times|accessdate=6 July 2024}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
*[https://m.facebook.com/SriBhagwanSKushwaha/ Facebook]

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