Rati Lal Prasad Verma

R.L.P. Verma (1 February 1938 – 15 January 2004) was a former member of Lok Sabha and a leader of Bhartiya Janata Party. He was elected to Lok Sabha from Kodarma in Jharkhand state in India for five terms.[1] He was born to an agrarian family belonging to kushwaha(Koeri) caste.

Rit Lal Prasad Verma
Member of Parliament, Loksabha
In office
1998–1999
Preceded byMumtaz Ansari
Succeeded byTilakdhari Singh
ConstituencyKodarma
In office
1996–1998
In office
1989–1991
In office
1980–1984
In office
1977–1980
ConstituencyKodarma
Personal details
Born1 February 1938
Died15 January 2004
Political partyBharatiya Lok Dal, Janata Party, BJP

He is known to be the first MLA of Bihar Legislative Assembly to resign on the call of JP Narayan during JP Movement. He also worked hard to establish a rail connection between Giridih and Koderma districts of Jharkhand.

He is also known to pave the way of BJP in Bihar and Jharkhand.

His son Pranav verma also fought Lok Sabha election but lost to Ravindra Rai in Modi wave. His brother Jagdish Prasad Kushwaha is known as Bhismpitamah of BJP in Bihar and Jharkhand. Recently the Giridih Municipal Corporation decided to honor him posthumously by naming the Junction of Jila parishad as Rati Lal Prasad Verma Chowk.

He was one of the two Member of Parliament of BJP during transformation of Jana Sangh into Bhartiya Janata Party.

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