Raghunath Jha was an Indian politician who was Union minister of State for Heavy Industries and Public Enterprise and member of the 14th Lok Sabha of India.
12 Facts About Raghunath Jha
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Raghunath Jha represented the Bettiah constituency of Bihar and was a member of the Rashtriya Janata Dal political party.
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Raghunath Jha started his legislative career in 1972 when he was elected as a MLA on Congress Ticket.
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Raghunath Jha was elected from Sheohar for a record six consecutive terms before 1998.
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Raghunath Jha was twice elected as a Member of Parliament from Gopalganj and Bettiah respectively.
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Raghunath Jha remained a member of Socialist Party before switching to the Congress in 1972 and successfully contesting the assembly elections from Sheohar.
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Raghunath Jha represented the constituency in 1972,1977 and 1980 on the Congress ticket and became a minister in the Jagannath Mishra ministry in Bihar.
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Raghunath Jha then resigned from the Congress' primary membership and secured a Janata Party ticket when Shekhar was its president.
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Raghunath Jha was a contender for Chief Ministership pitted against Ram Sundar Das and Lalu Prasad Yadav.
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On 3 September 2015, Raghunath Jha left the RJD joined the Samajwadi Party, becoming the latter's first MLA in Bihar.
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Raghunath Jha accused Prasad of ignoring senior leaders in a bid to promote his family members in the party.
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Raghunath Jha died on 15 January 2018 at Ram Manohar Lohia Hospital in Delhi.