Ram Subhag Singh
Politics
Notable Work: First Leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha
District: bhojpur
Born: 7/7/1917
Died: 12/16/1980
Biography
A prominent politician and the first Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha.
Contribution
Hailing from Bhojpur, Dr. Ram Subhag Singh was a senior leader of the Indian National Congress. He served as a Union Minister in several cabinets, holding portfolios like Railways and Parliamentary Affairs. After the split in the Congress party in 1969, he became the first officially recognized Leader of the Opposition in the Lok Sabha, a significant milestone in India's parliamentary democracy.