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Here's a detailed overview of Jagannath Mishra’s family tree, summarizing key members and their political roles:

🧬 Immediate Family

• Spouse: Veena Mishra (passed away on 22 January 2018 in Delhi) 

• Children:

  • Three sons, including:

    • Nitish Mishra (b. 1973), economist and politician—served as Bihar’s Rural Development Minister (2010–2015), now a BJP vice-president for Bihar 

  • Three daughters (names not widely reported) 

🏛️ Extended Family & Political Ties

• Brother:

  • Lalit Narayan Mishra (LN Mishra) – Union Railway Minister (1973–1975); assassinated in 1975 

• Brothers:

  • Mritunjay Mishra – active in BJP

• Political Dynasty:

  • The Mishra family spans generations in Bihar politics:

    • Lalit Narayan’s lineage: Vijay Kumar Mishra (MLC, ex‑MP), Rishi Mishra (MLA), Gauri Shankar Rajhans (former MP by marriage) 

    • Jagannath’s line: Nitish Mishra (cabinet minister), and his three daughters (less public-facing).

  • The family historically aligns with the Congress, later including switches to NCP, JDU, and BJP ties.

🎓 Early Life & Education

• Born in Supaul district of Bihar, he earned a degree in economics and served as a professor at Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar Bihar University in Muzaffarpur, publishing around 40 research papers before entering politics.

🏛️ Political Career

Chief Minister of Bihar (3 terms)

Union Minister & Party Affiliations

• Served as Agriculture (and earlier Rural Development) Minister in PV Narasimha Rao’s cabinet around 1995.

• Began in the Indian National Congress; when disillusioned with leadership (e.g., Sitaram Kesri), he founded the Bharatiya Jan Congress (1999), later merged it into NCP, and eventually joined Janata Dal (United).

⚖️ Controversies

• Convicted in the notorious Fodder Scam in Sept 2013, given four years imprisonment and fined ₹2 lakh; granted bail in July 2018 and later acquitted due to insufficient evidence.

🕊️ Later Life & Death

• Suffered from cancer and ultimately passed away from a heart attack on 19 August 2019 in Delhi, aged 82 .

• Bihar observed three days of state mourning; he was accorded full state honours and cremated in his native village of Balua Bazar.

• Survived by his wife Veena (who died in January 2018), and six children (three sons and three daughters), including Nitish Mishra, a former state minister and BJP leader.

🏅 Legacy

• Remembered as “Doctor Sahib” or “Maulana” for his educational background and secular appeal.

• The last Congress CM of Bihar, his emphasis on Urdu, minoritised populist strategies, and the Press Bill controversy remain notable events in Bihar's political history.

• A scholar-practitioner, he authored several academic works and remained politically active until his last years.

🧠 Jagannath’s Professional & Political Context

• Prior to politics, he was a professor of economics at Bihar University 

• His sons and nephews continued the political legacy, with Nitish Mishra achieving prominence through various ministerial roles in Bihar

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