Bihar boasts of one of the most fascinating political histories in India. As it heads to Assembly polls next month, The Indian Express brings a series of articles that tell the history of Bihar politics through the tenure of its 23 chief ministers. You can click here to read the previous edition on Mahamaya Prasad Sinha, the first non-Congress CM of Bihar. This article tells the story of Satish Prasad Singh, Bihar’s sixth CM.

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In the late 1960s, Bihar was witnessing the waning days of Congress dominance, mirroring the overall national trend. It also overlapped with the rise of stalwart socialist leader Dr Ram Manohar Lohia. Within the Bihar Congress, too, it added weight to the calls for greater representation of farming communities and other backward castes.

When Chief Minis

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