Jagdish Prasad Kushwaha

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Jagdish Prasad Kushwaha was an Ayurveda practitioner and politician from Jharkhand, India. He was a leader of Bharatiya Jana Sangh, considered as one of the early leaders of Sangh, who played significant role in establishing it in Kodarma Lok Sabha constituency and Giridih region in unified Bihar. Kushwaha was elected as Pramukh of Jamua Bloc in Jharkhand for multiple terms and assumed this position until his death in 1999. He was the elder brother of Rati Lal Prasad Verma, six term Member of Indian Parliament from Kodarma Lok Sabha constituency and father of Jharkhand Legislative Assembly member, Jai Prakash Verma. [1]

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  1. "जनसंघ को स्थापित करने में डॉ. कुशवाहा की थी बड़ी भूमिका". Dainik Jagran . Archived from the original on 27 August 2023. Retrieved 27 August 2023.

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