Daroga Prasad Rai | |
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 A statue of Daroga Prasad Rai. The photograph shows Chief Minister of Bihar, Nitish Kumar paying tributes to Sri Daroga Prasad Rai (September 2, 2007) | |
| 10th Chief Minister of Bihar | |
| In office 16 February 1970 – 22 December 1970 | |
| Preceded by | President's rule |
| Succeeded by | Karpoori Thakur |
| Constituency | Parsa, Saran District, Sub Division- Sonepur |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 2 September 1922 Bajahiya, Saran district, Bihar and Orissa Province, British India, |
| Died | 15 April 1981 (age 58) Patna, Bihar, India |
| Political party | Indian National Congress |
| Spouse | Parvati Devi(Died.2005) |
| Children | Chandrika Ray(Ex. Minister Bihar), Bidhan Ray(Business Man), Anil Ray(Retd. Colonel), Ashok Ray(Retd. Chief Engineer, TISCO), Sunil Ray(Supreme Court Advocate) |
As of February 9, 2008 | |
Daroga Prasad Rai (2 September 1922 – 15 April 1981) was an Indian politician from the state of Bihar. He was the Chief Minister of Bihar in 1970 for ten months, but Congress was reduced to a minority in December 1970 and Karpoori Thakur became the first socialist Chief Minister for a few months, with Jana Sangh support. From 2 July 1973 to 11 April 1975 he was the Deputy Chief Minister and incharge of Finance in Abdul Gafoor's ministry.In the 1990s when the Janata Dal family began to be dominant in politics than the son Chandrika Rai also accompanied Lalu Prasad Yadav.[1] Chandrika Roy is the second son of the five sons of Dara Raja Rai. Daroga Prasad's Rai grand daughter Aishwarya Rai married to Tej Pratap Yadav, the eldest son of Lalu Prasad Yadav on 12 May 2018.[2][3][4][5]
