Who is Tarkishore Prasad? The Man Tipped to be Bihar Deputy CM

Who is Tarkishore Prasad, the Man Speculated to Take Over Sushil Modi as Bihar Deputy CM?

New Delhi: BJP MLA Tarkishore Prasad was on Sunday unanimously elected as the leader of BJP legislature party in Bihar. Reports now have it that he will take over BJP’s Sushil Modi as Nitish Kumar’s new deputy. However, no official confirmation in this regard has been issued so far.

Further, a tweet by Sushil Modi also sparked speculation that the role of Bihar deputy CM is likely to be bestowed upon a new face. A report had it that Modi would be given a role in the Union Cabinet. “The BJP and the Sangh Parivar gave me so much in the political life of 40 years that no other person would have got it. I will also discharge the responsibility that will be given. No one can take away the post of the worker,” he said.

Who is Tarkishore Prasad?

Prasad is the MLA from Bihar’s Katihar. He was elected as the BJP’s leader in the assembly today, leading to speculation in Patna that Modi won’t be retained as the Deputy CM. Prasad was also congratulated by Sushil Modi for his new role as BJP’s leader in the assembly.

“I’ve been given this responsibility & I’ll carry out the duty to the best of my ability,” Tarkishore Prasad told ANI. When asked about the post of Deputy CM, he chose to remain tight-lipped. “I can’t comment on it as of now.”

Not much is known about Prasad in the political circles. He hails from the Kalwar caste, which is a part of the Vaishya community that comes under the backward class category.

The 52-year-old BJP leader has risen from the ranks of Akhil Bhartiya Vidyarthi Parishad (ABVP), an affiliate of the RSS.Prasad has been winning the Katihar constituency since October 2005.

He passed the Intermediate (10+2) exam in the science stream from DS College in Katihar in 1974 and has shown agriculture as his profession in the affidavit submitted during the recently-held elections.

The developments come after the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) elected Nitish Kumar as the Chief Minister of Bihar for the fourth consecutive term. Kumar will take oath as CM of Bihar on Monday at 11:30 AM at Governor’s House in Patna. The ruling NDA secured a majority in the Bihar Assembly election 2020. While the BJP won 74 seats, the JD-U bagged 43. Eight seats were won by two other constituents of NDA.