Upendra Kushwaha is an Indian politician and former Minister of State for Human Resources and Development (2014–2018). He is also a former Member of Parliament. In 2010 he became a member of Bihar Legislative Council. On March 3, 2013, he formed his own party ‘Rashtriya Lok Samta Party’.
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Upendra Singh was born on Saturday, 6 February 1960 (age 63 years; as in 2023) in Vaishali, Bihar, India. Their zodiac sign is Aquarius. He did his schooling from RAS High School in Hazrat Jandaha, Bihar. In 1976, he graduated from LS College in Muzaffarpur, Bihar. In 1978, he graduated from Patna Science College, Bihar with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science. In 1981, he studied Master of Arts in Political Science from Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar Bihar University in Muzaffarpur, Bihar.
Physical Appearance
Hair Color: Salt and Pepper
Eye colour: dark brown
Family
parents and siblings
His father’s name was Muneshwar Singh (deceased) and his mother’s name was Muneshwari Devi.
Upendra Kushwaha taking mother’s blessings
wife/children
On 26 February 1982, he married Snehlata Sinha. The couple has a son and a daughter.
Snehlata (left) campaigning for her husband Upendra Kushwaha in Karakat Lok Sabha constituency in 2019
Address
Villa. And PO Javj, Dist. Vaishali, Bihar
signature/autograph
Signature of Upendra Kushwaha
livelihood
politics lecturer
After graduating from BR Ambedkar Bihar University, he was appointed as a lecturer in the politics department of Samta College.
Politics
State Legislative Council
In 1985, he joined the youth wing of the Lok Dal and was appointed as the state general secretary of the Yuva Lok Dal from 1985 to 1988. In 1988, he served as the National General Secretary of Yuva Janata Dal till 1993. From 1994 to 1988 in 2002, he worked as the General Secretary of the Samata Party, a branch of the Janata Dal.
Janata Dal (United) flag
In 2021, Kushwaha was nominated to the Legislative Council by Bihar Governor Fagu Chauhan along with 12 others.
State Legislative Assembly
In 2000, he contested and won the assembly elections from Jandaha assembly constituency on Janata Dal (United) ticket. In 2007, he was dismissed from the Janata Dal (United) for allegedly being involved in “anti-party” activities. In February 2009, he founded his own party, Rashtriya Samata Party. In November 2009, Rashtriya Samata Party merged with Janata Dal (United) with the reconciliation of relations between Upendra Kushwaha and Janata Dal (United) leader Nitish Kumar. In 2020, Kushwaha announced the formation of a third front in partnership with the Bahujan Samaj Party ahead of the Bihar Assembly elections, pitting all 243 against three other political fronts namely the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA), the Congress-led Contested seats. the United Progressive Alliance (UPA), and another coalition consisting of various smaller parties led by the Jan Adhikar Party.
National Democratic Alliance (NDA) flag
Ahead of the 2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election, the RLSP again merged with JD(U), following which Kushwaha was appointed as the Chairman of the National Parliamentary Board of JD(U) in 2021.
member of parliament
In 2010, he became a member of the Rajya Sabha and served on the Standing Committee on Agriculture from August 2010 to January 2013. In 2013, he resigned from Janata Dal (United). On 3 March 2013, he launched another party and named it Rashtriya Lok Samata Party (RLSP).
Rashtriya Lok Samata Party logo
At the time of formation of the RLSP, Kushwaha announced that the party would attempt to overthrow the National Democratic Alliance in Bihar; However, Janata Dal (United) left this alliance and RLSP joined the National Democratic Alliance. In 2014, he contested and won the 16th Lok Sabha election from Karakat constituency on Bharatiya Janata Party ticket. On 26 May 2014, Upendra Kushwaha was sworn in as Minister of State at a swearing-in ceremony held in the presence of the then President of India Pranab Mukherjee at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi.
Former President Pranab Mukherjee administering oath to Upendra Kushwaha as Minister of State at the swearing-in ceremony at Rashtrapati Bhavan in New Delhi on May 26, 2014.
He was then appointed as Minister of State in the Ministry of Human Resource Development and later, he served in the Ministry of Rural Development; Under the Ministry of Panchayati Raj and Ministry of Drinking Water and Sanitation. In December 2018, he resigned from the ministry and left the National Democratic Alliance. In 2019, RLSP separated from the NDA alliance. Kushwaha joined the Indian National Congress-led United Progressive Alliance Front, which included the Rashtriya Janata Dal, the Hindustani Awam Morcha and the Vikassheel Insaan Party. In 2019, he contested the 17th Lok Sabha elections from both Karakat and Ujiarpur constituencies on the Indian National Congress ticket. In Karakat Lok Sabha constituency, Upendra lost to Mahabali Singh of Janata Dal (United) by 84,542 votes and in Ujiarpur Lok Sabha constituency he lost to Bharatiya Janata Party’s Nityanand Rai by 2,77,278 votes.
Rashtriya Lok Janata Dal
On 20 February 2023, he left JD(U) and launched a new party, Rashtriya Lok Janata Dal.
controversies
pending cases
- 1 charge relating to voluntarily causing hurt to deter a public servant from his duty (IPC Section 332)
- 1 Charge relating to punishment for criminal intimidation (IPC section 506)
- 2 charges relating to assault or criminal force to prevent a public servant from discharging his duty (IPC Section 353)
- 1 charge relating to punishment for assault or criminal force other than grave provocation (IPC section 352)
- 1 charge related to punishment for wrongful restraint (IPC section 341)
Cases where convicted
- 1 charge relating to wrongful imprisonment (IPC section 342)
- 1 Charge relating to punishment for voluntarily causing hurt (IPC Section 323)
- 1 charge relating to mischief causing damage amounting to fifty rupees (IPC section 427)
- 1 charge related to careless driving or riding on a public way (IPC Section 279)
- 1 Charge relating to acts done by several persons in furtherance of common intention (IPC Section-34)
- 1 charge relating to punishment for rioting (IPC section 147)
- 1 charge related to rioting while armed with a deadly weapon (IPC Section 148)
- 1 Charge relating to every member of an unlawful assembly who is guilty of an offense committed in prosecution of a common object (IPC Section 149)
- 1 Charge relating to disobedience to an order duly promulgated by a public servant (IPC Section 188)
War of words with Nitish Kumar
In January 2023, Upendra Kushwaha accused Nitish Kumar of making derogatory remarks against him when he was appointed as the Chairman of the JD(U) Parliamentary Board and accused him of ignoring his advice while holding the said post. When the war of words between Upendra and Nitish was making headlines in the newspapers, some protesters pelted stones at Upendra Kushwaha’s car. Reportedly, on January 30, 2023, when Kushwaha reached Arrah from Buxar in Bihar, some people were standing near Upendra Kushwaha’s car carrying black flags. During this, there was a disturbance between the protesters and Upendra’s supporters, in which the protesters pelted stones at Kushwaha’s car. After this, the workers of Kushwaha community beat up the protestors. After this he took it to his social media and tweeted,
Some anti-social elements attacked my vehicle in Nayka Tola, Jagdishpur (Bhojpur). When the security personnel tried to chase them, they ran away.
Recently in Jagdishpur of Bhojpur district, some anti-social elements suddenly attacked my vehicle in a convoy passing near the Naika vehicle and threw stones. Everyone ran away when the security vehicles started running.@Nitish Kumar @bihar_police
– Upendra Kushwah (@UpendraKushJDU) 30 January 2023
Talking about this incident in an interview, Kushwaha said,
Some of the stone pelters had their faces covered with mufflers, while others had their faces uncovered. I will tell everything about these people at the appropriate time.”
Subsequently, on 31 January 2023, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar announced his deputy and RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav as his successor for the 2025 state elections, which urged Kushwaha to go against Nitish Kumar. In an interview on January 31, 2023, Upendra, who was at loggerheads with Nitish Kumar, got angry at him and said,
I was given a lot of honor when I was made the Chairman of the Parliamentary Board. But it was a tingle. Despite being the Chairman of the Parliamentary Board, I cannot nominate any member. No attention was paid to my suggestions.”
“There will be blood in the streets”
After the defeat in the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, Kushwaha had given a controversial statement in which he had warned the NDA leadership that there would be blood on the streets if the election results were poor; However, after receiving notice from the Election Commission, he clarified that his intention was not to incite violence.
car collection
He has a Bolero.
property and properties
movable property
- Bank Deposit: Rs. 1,341,470
- Motor Vehicle: Rs. 5,00,000
Immovable property
- Agricultural Land: Rs. 32,40,000
- Residential Building: Rs. 15,00,000
Note: The given estimate of movable and immovable assets is as per the year 2019. It does not include property owned by his wife and dependents (minors).
net worth
The net worth of Upendra Kushwaha for the financial year 2019 is Rs. Was estimated to happen. 67 lakhs. This does not include the net worth of his wife and dependents (minors).
Facts/General Knowledge
- During his undergraduate days, Upendra learned his political skills from Upendra’s father’s dear friends, Jaiprakash Narayan and Karpoori Thakur. Karpoori Thakur, two-time Chief Minister of Bihar, guided Upendra when he was staying with him at his residence.
- In 1985, when Upendra joined the youth wing of the Lok Dal, he was junior to Janata Dal (United) co-founder Nitish Kumar. Upendra was attracted to Kumar and hence, on his suggestion, he added Kushwaha to his name because, according to Kumar, this name would help in enhancing his political prestige.
- Upendra has left Janata Dal (United) thrice in 17 years and returned.
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