Former Bihar Chief Minister Jagannath Mishra's death

Patna, Ta. Monday 19th August 2019

Former Union Minister and senior Congress leader Jagannath Mishra, who was hatched as Bihar Chief Minister, died at the age of 82 after a prolonged illness. He also had a major contribution in making Congress an invincible party in Bihar.

Jagannath Mishra became the Chief Minister of the state three times in 1975, 1980 and 1989. However, Mishra, like Lalu Prasad Yadav of RJD, was found guilty in 950 crore fodder scam and went to jail.

Politics was in his blood. His elder brother Lalitarayan Mishra was also a veteran of the Congress and at one point also served as Congress treasurer. Lalitarnarayan was killed in a bomb blast in Samastipur, Bihar. Then Jagannath Mishra became more active.