Daroga Prasad Rai Explained

Daroga Prasad Rai (2 September 1922 – 15 April 1981) was an Indian politician from the state of Bihar. He was the Chief Minister of Bihar in 1970 for ten months, but Congress was reduced to a minority in December 1970 and Karpoori Thakur became the first socialist Chief Minister for a few months, with Jana Sangh support. From 2 July 1973 to 11 April 1975 he was the Deputy Chief Minister and incharge of Finance in Abdul Gafoor's ministry.In the 1990s when the Janata Dal family began to be dominant in politics than the son Chandrika Rai also accompanied Lalu Prasad Yadav.^[1] Chandrika Roy is the second son of the five sons of Dara Raja Rai. Daroga Prasad's Rai grand daughter Aishwarya Rai married to Tej Pratap Yadav, the eldest son of Lalu Prasad Yadav on 12 May 2018.^{[2] [3] [4] [5]}

In Bihar Legislative assembly

In First General Elections held in 1951-52 he contested from Parsa constituency of Bihar Vidhan Sabha and won.^[6]

In Memory

• Daroga Prasad Rai College,Siwan, Bihar.

See also

• Daroga Prasad Rai Path

Notes and References

1. Web site: ‘Tej won’t campaign against me, he played prank on media’.
2. Web site: 2018-04-06. Aishwarya Rai, granddaughter of former Bihar CM Daroga Rai, to marry Lalu Prasad’s son Tej Pratap Yadav. 2020-10-14. The Indian Express. en.
3. https://web.archive.org/web/20121019185114/http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2001-09-03/patna/27230509_1_tributes-bpcc-narendra-kumar Tributes paid to Daroga Prasad Rai
4. Web site: दारोगा प्रसाद राय पथ और राजीव नगर में भी दर्शन को जुटे श्रद्धालु.
5. Web site: मुख्यमंत्री रहते हुए भी आम लोगों के लिए सुलभ थे स्व. दारोगा प्रसाद राय.
6. Web site: 1957. 1957 Election Result. Bihar Assembly.