Sushil Kumar Modi
Sushil Kumar Modi (5 January 1952 – 13 May 2024) was an Indian politician from the Bharatiya Janata Party who is serving as Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar since 27 July 2017. Previously he was Deputy CM along with Finance Minister of Bihar from 2005 to 2013.[1] He is a lifelong member of the Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh. He was appointed the Chairman of the Empowered Committee of State Finance Ministers for the Implementation of Goods and Service Tax in July 2011.[2]
Sushil Kumar Modi | |
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| 3rd Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar | |
| In office 27 July 2017 – 13 November 2020 | |
| Chief Minister | Nitish Kumar |
| Preceded by | Tejashwi Yadav |
| Succeeded by | Renu Devi, Tarkishore Prasad |
| In office 24 November 2005 – 16 June 2013 | |
| Chief Minister | Nitish Kumar |
| Preceded by | Karpoori Thakur |
| Succeeded by | Tejashwi Yadav |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 2004–2005 | |
| Preceded by | Subodh Ray |
| Succeeded by | Syed Shahnawaz Hussain |
| Constituency | Bhagalpur |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 5 January 1952 Patna, Bihar, India |
| Died | 13 May 2024 (aged 72) New Delhi, India |
| Nationality | Indian |
| Political party | Bharatiya Janata Party |
| Spouse(s) | Jessie George |
| Children | 2 |
| Alma mater | Patna University |
| Occupation | Politician |
| Website | http://www.sushilmodi.in |
| As of 18 June, 2006 Source: Government of Bihar | |
Early life
changeSushil Modi was born on 5 January 1952 in a Marwari (Vaishya Bania) family.[3][4][5] His father was Moti Lal Modi and his mother was Ratna Devi.[6] He has done BSc from B N College, Patna. He graduated Patna Science College and did Botany Hons in 1973. Later he left MSc Botany Course in Patna University, to join social movement started by Jai Prakash Narayan.
Political career
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In 1990, he joined active politics and successfully contested from Patna Central Assembly (now known as Kumhrar (Vidhan Sabha constituency)).[7] He was re-elected in 1995 & 2000. In 1990, he was made the Chief Whip of the BJP Bihar Legislature Party. From 1996 till 2004 he was the Leader of Opposition in the State Assembly. He filed the Public Interest Litigation (PIL) in the Patna High Court against Lalu Prasad Yadav, which was later known as Fodder Scam. He became a member of Lok Sabha in 2004 representing the constituency of Bhagalpur.
He was the Minister for Parliamentary Affairs in a short lived Nitish Kumar government in 2000. He supported the formation of the State of Jharkhand.
In 2005 Bihar election, NDA came to power and Modi was elected the leader of Bihar BJP Legislature Party. He subsequently resigned from the Lok Sabha and took over as the Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar. He was given the Finance Portfolio along with a number of other departments. After NDA victory in 2010 Bihar elections, he continued to be the Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar. Modi did not contest the 2005 and 2010 Bihar Assembly elections to be able to campaign for BJP.[3]
In 2017, Sushil Modi was the main player behind the fall of the JDU-RJD Grand Alliance government in Bihar, with his continuous tirade against RJD chief Lalu Prasad and his family for four months over his alleged benami properties and irregular financial transactions.[8]
Death
changeIn November 2023, Modi was diagnosed with cancer. He died from the disease on 13 May 2024 in New Delhi, India at the age of 72.[9]
Positions held
change| Period | Positions | Note |
|---|---|---|
| 1973–77 | General Secretary, Patna University Students Union | |
| 1983–86 | All India General Secretary, Akhil Bharatiya Vidyarthi Parishad | |
| 1995–96 | Secretary, Bharatiya Janata Party | |
| 1996–2004 | Leader of Opposition | Bihar Legislative Assembly |
| 2000 | Minister, Parliamentary Affairs | Government of Bihar |
| 2004 | Member, Lok Sabha | 14th lok sabha |
| 1990–2004 | Member, Bihar Legislative Assembly | 3rd term |
| November 2005 – June 2013 | Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar | 3rd Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar |
| November 2005 – June 2013[10] | Finance Minister of Bihar | Finance Minister of Bihar |
| 2017–Incumbent | Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar | 5th Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar |
References
change- ↑ "Bihar elections: Sushil Modi tops BJP's list of CM probables". Archived from the original on 2015-09-03. Retrieved 2018-06-07.
- ↑ The Hindu- 19 July 2011. New Delhi: Sushil Modi elected new chief of Empowered Committee on GST [1]
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 "'Minorities may be allergic to the BJP, but not to me'".
- ↑ "Why Sushil Kumar Modi is worried ahead of Bihar assembly elections".
- ↑ Malhotra, Jyoti (15 September 2015). "In a state where kinship and lineage are significant determinants of your success in politics, Sushil Modi's Bania caste makes him a bit of an outlier". Mail Online. Retrieved 15 September 2015.
- ↑ "Not just upper castes: OBCs, Dalits turning to BJP too". Firstpost.
- ↑ "BJP's Vote Winner Profile of Bihar Deputy CM Sushil Kumar".
- ↑ "SuMo: Architect of grand alliance fall".
- ↑ Ex-Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi dies, was diagnosed with cancer
- ↑ "JD(U) ends 17-year-old marriage with BJP, Bihar CM axes 11 ministers - Times of India". The Times of India.
Other websites
change- Official website
- Official Contact Details of Sushil Modi Archived 2020-06-12 at the Wayback Machine