Ram Vilas Paswan
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Ram Vilas Paswan was an Indian politician from Bihar and the Cabinet Minister of Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution in the first and second Modi ministries. Paswan was also the president o
Paswan in 2017
Ram Vilas Paswan in his office after taking charge as the Union Minister of Chemicals & Fertilizers in New Delhi on 24 May 2004
Ramvilas Paswan (extreme left), with Nitish Kumar (centre) and Narendra Modi, inspecting the inaugural Bihar Museum.
Paswan sitting with L.J.P. candidate Kapildev Singh from Asthawan in Nalanda during 2010 Bihar elections
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The Paswan, also known as Dusadh, are a Dalit community from eastern India. They are found mainly in the states of Bihar, Uttar Pradesh and Jharkhand. The Urdu word Paswan means bodyguard or "one who
Ram Vilas Paswan
…of Indian politics. As of 2024, he is the longest-serving Union minister who was not a member of the Indian National Congress. Paswan was born in a Dusadh family on 5 July 1946 in Shaharbanni, Khagaria district of Bihar to Jamun Paswan and Siya Devi. Paswan held Bachelor of Laws and Master of Arts degrees…
Portrait of a Dusadh man in Bengal from 1860 CE