Pashupati Kumar Paras (born 12 July 1952) is an Indian politician who served as the Minister of Food Processing Industries in the

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from 2021 till his resignation in 2024. He was also a member of

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from Hajipur (Lok Sabha constituency). He also held the post of the Minister of Animal and Fisheries Resources in the

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. He is the younger brother of late

Ram Vilas Paswan Ram Vilas Paswan (5 July 19468 October 2020) was an Indian politician from Bihar and the Cabinet Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution in the First Modi ministry, first and Second Modi ministry, second Modi ministries. Pasw ...

and he was also the State President of the

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unit of

Lok Janshakti Party The Lok Janshakti Party (LJP, ) was a state political party mainly based in the state of Bihar, India. The party was formed in 2000 when Ram Vilas Paswan split from Janata Dal. The party had a considerable following amongst Dalits in Bihar. ...

. He was elected as the National President of

replacing Chirag Kumar Paswan in June 2021. After the faction in

, he is National President of

Rashtriya Lok Janshakti Party Rashtriya Lok Janshakti Party ( RLJP; translation: ''National People's Manpower Party'') is an Indian political party formed in October 2021 under the leadership of Pashupati Kumar Paras. It was previously part of the unified Lok Janshakti Pa ...

since 2021.

Political career

He has been a member of

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7 times from Alauli since 1977. He has earlier served thrice as a minister in the state, having lost the last election in 2015. At the time of his appointment as a Minister in 2017, he was neither a member of Assembly nor Council and was therefore later accommodated as an MLC from the Governor's quota. He was elected as member of the

in the

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from Hajipur constituency. He became Minister of Food Processing Industry in

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when cabinet overhaul happened. Pashupati Kumar Paras resigned from Modi’s cabinet on 19 March 2024 after RLJP did not receive any seat allocations in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections in Bihar.

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