Bashistha Narain Singh
Singh was imprisoned several times during the Bihar movement. During Indian Emergency, he was imprisoned for nineteen months. In 1977, He was administered the oath at Shaheed Smarak, Patna to the members of the newly constituted Bihar Vidhan Sabha who were associated with the J.P. Movement. He was General Secretary of Bihar Janata Party from 1980 to 1985. He was a member of the Executive Committee Bihar Janata Dal from 1989 to 1990 then was the Member of Parliamentary Board, Janata Dal from 1990 to 1994. In 1994, he joined Samta Party formed by George Fernandes and Nitish Kumar and was the President Bihar Samata Party from 1995 to 1998.
Political career
He had served as Bihar state President of Janata Dal (United), the ruling party of the state. Previously, he was a member of Samata Party and was the President Bihar Samata Party from 1995 to 1998.