Patna: BJP leader Tarkishore Prasad, who is a RSS veteran, is set to replace Sushil Kumar Modi as the Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar. Prasad was on Sunday elected as the leader of the BJP legislature party.
Tarkishore comes from the Kalwar caste which is a part of the Vaishya community. He is known to be close to Sushil Kumar. He successfully contested the Katihar Assembly seat in the recently concluded Bihar Assembly elections. He defeated RJD leader Ram Prakash Mahto by a margin of over 10,500 votes.
Prasad, 64, is an intermediate pass from the local D S College Katihar. He won Katihar on a BJP ticket in October 2005 and has never lost the seat since then. Prasad comes from RSS background and has had held several posts in the Sangh before joining the BJP.
“I have been given this responsibility and I’ll carry out the duty to the best of my ability,” said Prasad after being elected as leader of the BJP legislature party. He, however, refused to comment on the post of Deputy Chief Minister.
Asked about it, he said, “I can’t comment on it as of now. Whatever responsibility comes, I will take up the challenge.”