Janata Dal (United) ("People's Party (United)"),abbreviated as JD(U),is an Indian political party with political presence mainly in eastern and north-eastern India. JD(U) is recognised as a state party in the states of Bihar and Manipur and is a part of government in both the states. JD(U) heads the government in Bihar and is part of the NDA government in Manipur. JD(U) won 12 seats in the 2024 Indian general election,making it the seventh largest party in the Lok Sabha. JD(U) states that they believe in promoting social justice and lifting up marginalized peoples.
The Rashtriya Janata Dal is an Indian political party,mainly based in the state of Bihar. The party was founded in 1997 by Lalu Prasad Yadav.
Dilip Kumar Jaiswal is an Indian politician belonging to the Bharatiya Janata Party. He is a third time member of the Bihar Legislative Council and also contested the 2014 Lok Sabha election from Kishanganj. Jaiswal is currently the Minister of Revenue and Land Reforms,Bihar and also the current deputy chief whip of ruling party in Bihar Legislative Council.
Santosh Kumar alias Santosh Kushwaha is an Indian politician and a former Member of Parliament representing the Purnia constituency in Bihar. He was first elected in the 2014 Indian general election,having run as the Janata Dal (United) candidate in the constituency. In 2010 he was also elected as Member of Legislative assembly of the Baisi of Purnea district as a Bharatiya Janata Party candidate. One month before 2014 lok sabha election he joined JD(U) as he was nominated as the party candidate for Lok Sabha election for Purnea constituency.
Saryu Roy is an Indian politician,who was formerly a BJP leader in Bihar and Jharkhand. He left BJP before 2019 assembly elections in Jharkhand,and won as an independent from Jamshedpur East,defeating the incumbent Chief Minister Raghubar Das.
Nirbal Indian Shoshit Hamara Aam Dal is a political party in India. It was founded on 16 August 2016. The Nishad Party was formed for empowerment of Nishad,Kewats,Bind,Beldar,Mallah,Sahani,Kashyap,Gond communities whose traditional occupations centred on rivers,such as boatmen or fishermen. Its founder is Sanjay Nishad,a former member of the Bahujan Samaj Party. According to Nishad,a separate party representing these communities was essential as they had played an integral role in the victories of BSP and Samajwadi Party.
Mithila Student Union (MSU) (Maithili :मिथिलास्टूडेंटयूनियन) is a non-political student organisation whose sole purpose is the development of Mithila and Maithils living in India. It is one of the largest student organisations in Bihar. It is a registered organization under the provisions of the Societies Registration Act,1860 under the Indian constitution. Anup Maithil is the founder president of Mithila Student Union. They mostly keep Mithila Art Boarded Maroon Gamchha on their Sholder which is the Symbol of Passion,Love,Bravery and Courage.
Ashok Choudhary is an Indian politician from Bihar. He was a two time MLA from Barbigha Assembly constituency in Bihar. He was a Member of the Bihar Legislative Council since 2014. He also served as the Cabinet Minister for the Building Construction Department in the government led by Nitish Kumar. He also served as cabinet minister in the Department of Education. He was appointed as Working President of Janta Dal United,Bihar.
Bharatiya Janata Party,Bihar is a state unit of the Bharatiya Janata Party in Bihar. Dilip Kumar Jaiswal the current president of the BJP Bihar.
Ramai Ram was an Indian politician from Bihar. He was a prominent Dalit leader. He was associated with many political parties in his 50 year long political career;Janta Paty,Rashtriya Janta Dal,Janata Dal(United) and VIP. He was nine times MLA from Bochahan constituency of Muzaffarpur district in Bihar.
Jayant Raj Kushwaha is an Indian politician,Member of Legislative Assembly from the Amarpur of Bihar,and Minister of Rural Work in the Government of Bihar. In the 2020 election,he defeated Jitendra Singh of the Indian National Congress. While Raj secured 33.13% of votes polled,Singh,the runner up,finished with 31.23% of the votes. Raj is a member of Janata Dal (United),the ruling party of Bihar.
Sanjay Nishad is an Indian politician serving as a cabinet minister in the Second Yogi Adityanath ministry. He has been a member of Uttar Pradesh Legislative Council since 2021. As a member of the Nishad caste,he founded the NISHAD Party in 2016.
Mithila State Movement is a movement advocating a separate Mithila state in India. This movement gained momentum in 1902 AD when Sir George Grierson,an official of the British Indian government,prepared a map of Mithila state by conducting a language-based survey. In 1881 AD,the word Mithila was added to the dictionary of the British India government. According to the founder,president Dr. Dhanakar Thakur of the International Maithili Council in the proposed Mithila state,24 districts of Bihar and six districts of Jharkhand,a total of 30 districts,have been included,which has a population of about 70 million. At the same time,the area is 70 thousand square km.
The 2024 Indian general election was held in Bihar in all 7 phases from 19 April to 1 June to elect 40 members of the 18th Lok Sabha,with the results declared on 4 June.
Ramsewak Singh is an Indian politician and a member of the Janata Dal (United) political party. He served as a Member of the Legislative Assembly (MLA) in Bihar Legislative Assembly for four consecutive terms. Singh,who represented the Hathua Assembly constituency,became a minister for the first time in the Nitish government in 2019. Prior to this,he had held the post of Chief Whip of the ruling JD(U) for two terms. He is a resident of Asnand Tola village of Uchkagaon block. Before becoming an MLA,he was also the head of Balesra Panchayat. After winning the election of Mukhiya,he became an MLA for the first time from Hathua Assembly under the symbol of Nitish Kumar's JD(U). This was followed by his four consecutive electoral victories for the membership of Bihar Legislative Assembly.
Maa Janaki Janmbhoomi Mandir or Punaura Dham is a proposed grand temple of princess Sita in Mithila at her birthplace. The site is located at the Punaura Dham in Sitamarhi district of Bihar in India. The site is considered as the appearance place from where Sita was found closed in a box from a farm field while the King Janaka was ploughing the farm field. Ramayana Research Council has proposed the construction of the world's tallest 251-feet statue of Mother Sita at Sitamarhi. There is a plan to build Janaki Dham in Sitamarhi on the lines of Ram Mandir in Ayodhya. A grand campus known as Janaki Dham will be built on 57 acres of land near Punauradham. It is expected that the Prime Minister Narendra Modi will laid the foundation stone of the Janaki Dham before upcoming Lok Sabha Election 2024. The foundation stone of the Janaki Janmasthali Mandir was laid by the Chief Minister Nitish Kumar of Bihar on 13 December 2023 at Punauradham in Sitamarhi,the place of manifestation of Goddess Janaki.
Bisfi Vidyapati Dih is the birthplace of Maithili poet Vidyapati in Mithila. It is located at Bisfi village of Madhubani district in Bihar. It was also an educational centre of the Ancient Mithila University. Vidyapati used to teach his students here. According to legend,Lord Shiva had incarnated here as Ugna,in the form of a poor servant at the courtyard of his great devotee Vidyapati.
Sanjeev Kumar is an Indian politician from Bihar. He is a member of the Bihar Legislative Assembly. He won from Parbatta Assembly constituency in Khagaria district representing Janata Dal (United) in the 2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election.
Darbhanga Metro is a proposed metro railway service in the city of Darbhanga in the Mithila region of Bihar. The proposal was proposed by the department of Urban Development and Housing Development of Bihar Government to provide facility of metro railway services in the four major metro cities Darbhanga,Gaya,Muzaffarpur and Bhagalpur.
Sanjay Prasad is an Indian Administrative Service (IAS) officer of the Uttar Pradesh cadre,from the 1995 batch.
