Upendra Kushwaha

Upendra Kushwaha
Minister of State for Human Resource Development
Incumbent
Assumed office 26 May 2014
Prime Minister	Narendra Modi
Preceded by	Shashi Tharoor
Member of the India Parliament for Karakat
Incumbent
Assumed office 16 May 2014
Preceded by	Mahabali Singh
Constituency	Karakat
Chairperson Rashtriya Lok Samata Party
Incumbent
Assumed office March 13, 2013
Preceded by	Post Established
Personal details
Born	6 February 1960 Vaishali, Bihar
Political party	Rashtriya Lok Samata Party (2014—present)
Other political affiliations	Janata Dal (United) (2004—2014) Samata Party (2000—2004)
Spouse(s)	Snehlata
Children	1 Daughter & 1 Son
Residence	Vill. Javaj, Vaishali, Bihar
Alma mater	Bihar University
As of March 4, 2016 Source: My Neta

Upendra Kushwaha (born 2 June 1960) is an Indian politician and Minister of State for HRD in Government of India. He is a Member of Parliament From Karakatiloksabha in rohtas district, a kushwaha caste dominated consitiuency in Bihar. He is a former member of Rajya Sabha and a leader of Rashtriya Lok Samata Party.^[1]

Personal life

Kushwaha was born in Vaishali, Bihar, to a middle class Hindu Kushwaha Kshatriya family hailing from Vaishali district.After Completion of B.Sc. from Patna Science College, Patna, he got admission in Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar Bihar University, Muzaffarpur for his M.A. (Political Science). He worked as a university professor in Department of Political Science, Samta College, Jandaha since 1985, which is currently known as Muneshwar Singh Muneshwari Samta College.

Political career

Kushwaha started his career as a politician in 1985, he was state General-Secretary in Yuva Lok Dal (1985–88) latter he became National General-Secretary, Yuva Janata Dal, 1988-93. He had also worked as General-Secretary for Samata Party from 1994-2002. Kushwaha was Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly in 2000-2005 and appointed as Deputy Leader of Samata Party in Bihar Legislative Assembly.

In March 2004 after Lok Sabha election Sushil Modi was elected to Lok Sabha and the same time number of MLA's of JD(U) increased than BJP. Since leader of JD(U) changed his party. So kushwaha became leader of opposition.

He founded Rashtriya Lok Samata Party^[1] on 3 March 2013 and unveiled the name and flag of his party at an impressive rally at the historic Gandhi Maidan. Kushwaha and socialist leader Rambihari Singh are as founder National President and National General Secretary of the party respectively. Apparently eyeing the support of minorities and the Most Backward Castes (MBCs) for revival of his fledgling political career, the RLSP founding leader lambasted both Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and RJD supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav for fooling the people of Bihar for over two decades with one false promise or another.

RLSP offered a delivery in terms of concrete results if voted to power and ensure economic development of Bihar and welfare of its people.

In February 2014, Rashtriya Lok Samata Party entered into an alliance with BJP led National Democratic Alliance. As per the alliance, RLSP contestd on three seats from Bihar for 2014 General Elections namely Sitamarhi, Karakat and Jahanabad and it won from all the three seats respectively riding on the Narendra Modi wave which swept the 2014 Lok Sabha General Elections.

References

1. http://164.100.47.5/newmembers/Website/Main.aspx