Harihar Singh: Difference between revisions

'''Harihar Singh''' was an [[India]]n politician and a former [[List of Chief Ministers of Bihar|Chief Minister of Bihar]]. He succeeded Bhola Paswan Shashtri, as the Chief Minister of Bihar in 1969.{{Contradict-inline|reason=According to infobox, H. Singh was succeeded **by** B.P. Shastri|date=date=June 2019}} Harihar Singh's tenure as Chief Minister lasted just a few months – he led an [[Indian National Congress|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 Legislative Assembly|Bihar Assembly]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.thehindu.com/archives/from-the-archives-june-21-1969-bihars-ministry-falls/article28089387.ece|title=From the Archives (June 21, 1969): Bihar’s Ministry falls|date=2019-06-21|work=The Hindu|access-date=2019-06-22|language=en-IN|issn=0971-751X}}</ref> He was born in [[Rajput]] caste.<ref>{{List of Rajputs}}</ref> He was also a [[Bhojpuri language|Bhojpuri]] poet and has written many patriotic Bhojpuri poems full of nationalist ideas.<ref>{{Cite book|last=Sinha|first=Bindeshwari Prasad|title=Kayasthas in making of modern Bihar|publisher=Impression Publication|year=2003|isbn=|location=|pages=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite journal|last=|first=|date=|title=The Journal of the Bihar Purāvid Parishad|url=|journal=Bihar Puravid Parishad|volume=19-20|pages=|via=}}</ref><ref>{{Cite book|last=Tiwari|first=Arjun|title=Bhojpuri Sahitya Ke Itihas|publisher=Vishwavidyalaya Prakashan|year=2014|isbn=|location=|pages=}}</ref>