Bihar Pradesh Congress Committee
Bihar Congress | |
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| President | Madan Mohan Jha[1] |
| Headquarters | Sadaquat Ashram, Patna - 800010 |
| Student wing | National Students Union of India |
| Youth wing | Bihar Pradesh Youth Congress |
| Women's wing | Bihar Mahila Congress |
| Ideology | |
| Alliance | United Progressive Alliance |
| Seats in Lok Sabha | 2 |
| Seats in Rajya Sabha | 1 / 16
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| Seats in | 27 / 243 (Bihar Legislative Assembly)
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The Bihar Pradesh Congress Committee (also known as Bihar PCC or B.P.C.C) is the political unit of the Indian National Congress for the state of Bihar. Its head office is situated in Patna at the Sadaqat Ashram.
The current working president is Qaukab Kadri.
Organisation
The BPCC comprises several committees, including a screening committee for potential election candidates[2] and, since July 2011, a committee co-ordinate interactions between the state organisation and that at national level.[3] There is also a monitoring committee , established around December 2010 to monitor the various Central Government schemes in Bihar.[4]The former MLC Vijay Shankar Mishra is the Chairman of the recently reshuffled committee.[5]
In addition, the BPCC has constituent organisations, including:[6]
- Bihar Pradesh Congress Seva Dal is the Bihar chapter of the Congress
- Bihar Pradesh Youth Congress is the Bihar chapter of the Indian Youth Congress
- Bihar Pradesh Congress NSUI is the Bihar chapter of the National Students Union of India
- Bihar Pradesh Congress INTUC is the Bihar chapter of the Indian National Trade Union Congress
List of Chief Ministers of Bihar from the Congress Party
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| Name | Took Office | Left Office |
|---|---|---|
| Sri Krishna Sinha | 2 April 1946 | 31 January 1961 |
| Deep Narayan Singh | 1 February 1961 | 18 February 1961 |
| Binodanand Jha | 18 February 1961 | 2 October 1963 |
| Krishana Vallabh Sahay | 2 October 1963 | 5 March 1967 |
| Satish Prasad Singh | 28 January 1968 | 1 February 1968 |
| B. P. Mandal | 1 February 1968 | 2 March 1968 |
| Bhola Paswan Shashtri (1st Term) | 22 March 1968 | 29 June 1968 |
| Harihar Singh | 26 February 1969 | 22 June 1969 |
| Bhola Paswan Shashtri (2nd Term) | 22 June 1969 | 4 July 1969 |
| Daroga Prasad Rai | 16 February. 1970 | 22 December 1970 |
| Bhola Paswan Shashtri (3rd Term) | 2 June 1971 | 9 January 1972 |
| Kedar Pandey | 19 March 1972 | 2 July 1973 |
| Abdul Gafoor | 2 July 1973 | 11 April 1975 |
| Dr.Jagannath Mishra (1st Term) | 11 April 1975 | 30 April 1977 |
| Dr.Jagannath Mishra (2nd Term) | 8 June 1980 | 14 August 1983 |
| Chandrashekhar Singh | 14 August 1983 | 12 March 1985 |
| Bindeshwari Dubey | 12 March 1985 | 13 February 1988 |
| Bhagwat Jha Azad | 14 February 1988 | 10 March 1989 |
| Satyendra Narayan Sinha | 11 March 1989 | 6 December 1989 |
| Dr.Jagannath Mishra (3rd Term) | 6 December 1989 | 10 March 1990 |
List of Deputy Chief Ministers of Bihar from the Congress Party
| # | Name | Took Office | Left Office |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dr. Anugrah Narayan Sinha | 2 April 1946 | 5 July 1957 |
List of Union Ministers from BPCC
- Lalit Narayan Mishra
- Jagjivan Ram
- Ram Dulari Sinha
- B. P. Mandal
- Abdul Ghafoor (politician)
- Jagannath Mishra
- Bindeshwari Dubey
- Chandrashekhar Singh
- Ram Subhag Singh
- Bali Ram Bhagat
- Meira Kumar
- Shakeel Ahmad
Performance in State elections
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| Year | General Election | Votes Polled | Seats Won |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | 1st Assembly | 3,951,145 | 239 |
| 1951 | 1st Lok Sabha | 4,573,058 | 45 |
| 1957 | 2nd Assembly | 4,455,425 | 210 |
| 1957 | 2nd Lok Sabha | 4,450,208 | 41 |
| 1962 | 3rd Assembly | 4,075,844 | 185 |
| 1962 | 3rd Lok Sabha | 4,365,148 | 39 |
| 1967 | 4th Assembly | 4,479,460 | 128 |
| 1967 | 4th Lok Sabha | 4,749,813 | 34 |
| 1969 | 5th Assembly | 4,570,413 | 118 |
| 1971 | 5th Lok Sabha | 5,967,512 | 39 |
| 1972 | 6th Assembly | 5,688,002 | 167 |
| 1977 | 7th Assembly | 4,101,522 | 57 |
| 1977 | 6th Lok Sabha | 4,781,142 | 0 |
| 1980 | 8th Assembly | 7,690,225 | 169 |
| 1980 | 7th Lok Sabha | 7,377,583 | 30 |
| 1984 | 8th Lok Sabha | 12,970,432 | 48 |
| 1985 | 9th Assembly | 9,558,562 | 196 |
| 1989 | 9th Lok Sabha | 8,659,832 | 4 |
| 1990 | 10th Assembly | 7,946,635 | 71 |
| 1991 | 10th Lok Sabha | 7,007,304 | 1 |
| 1995 | 11th Assembly | 5,622,952 | 29 |
| 1996 | 11th Lok Sabha | 4,446,053 | 2 |
| 1998 | 12th Lok Sabha | 2,717,204 | 5 |
| 1999 | 13th Lok Sabha | 3,142,603 | 4 |
| 2000 | 12th Assembly | 4,096,467 | 23 |
| 2004 | 14th Lok Sabha | 1,315,935 | 3 |
| 2005 | 13th Assembly | 1,223,835 | 10 |
| 2005 | 14th Assembly | 1,435,449 | 9 |
| 2009 | 15th Lok Sabha | 2,550,785 | 2 |
References
- ^ https://indianexpress.com/article/india/madan-mohan-jha-appointed-as-new-bihar-congress-president-5362503/
- ^ http://www.thestatesman.com/mobi/news/bihar/bihar-polls-rahul-s-close-aide-to-shortlist-candidates/87222.html
- ^ "Cong appoints team to revamp Bihar unit ". The Telegraph. Calcutta, India. 3 July 2011.
- ^ "Congress panel to monitor central schemes". The Times Of India. 9 June 2011.
- ^ "Congress makes moves to face 2014 LS polls". The Times Of India. 10 January 2011.
- ^ "BIHAR PRADESH CONGRESS COMMITTEE FRONTAL ORGANIZATIONS". Indian National Congress. Archived from the original on 21 September 2009. Retrieved 11 September 2009.
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