Hari Sahni is an Indian politician and the current Minister of Backward Classes & Extremely Backward Classes Welfare in the Government of Bihar.[1] He had also served as the leader of the opposition in the Bihar Legislative Council for 6 months from Aug-2023 to Feb-2024.[2] He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party and a member of Bihar Legislative Council since 2022.[3]

Hari Sahni
Minister of BC & EBC Welfare
Government of Bihar
Assumed office
15 March 2024
Chief MinisterNitish Kumar
Preceded byPrem Kumar
Leader of the Opposition
Bihar Legislative Council
In office
20 August 2023 – 14 February 2024
Chief MinisterNitish Kumar
Preceded bySamrat Choudhary
Succeeded byRabri Devi
Member of Bihar Legislative Council
Assumed office
22 July 2022
Preceded byArjun Sahani
Constituencyelected by Members of Legislative Assembly
Personal details
Born (1964-03-02) 2 March 1964 (age 60)
Bahadurpur, Darbhanga district Bihar, India
Political partyBharatiya Janata Party
SpouseShanti Devi
Parent
  • Baso Sahni (father)
ResidencePatna
Alma materLalit Narayan Mithila University
ProfessionPolitician

He had been the District President of BJP Darbhanga and had contested in 2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election from Bahadurpur but had lost to Bhola Yadav of RJD by margin of 16,989 votes.

References

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  1. ^ "Nitish Kumar expands his cabinet, inducts 21 ministers". The Economic Times. 16 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Bihar Politics: बीजेपी ने हरि सहनी को बनाया बिहार विधान परिषद का नेता प्रतिपक्ष, सम्राट चौधरी की लेंगे जगह". Hindustan. 20 August 2023.
  3. ^ "Council poll: BJP names its two nominees". Hindustan Times. 8 June 2022.