<p>Former Bihar agriculture minister and a veteran socialist leader, Narendra Singh, died in Patna on Monday after a prolonged illness. He was 75.</p>.<p>He was cremated with full state honours in Patna.</p>.<p>Bihar CM and Janata Dal (U) leader Nitish Kumar mourning Singh’s death, said, “He was my long-time friend and a firebrand leader during the JP movement. His death is a personal loss to me. He was also my colleague in the government.”</p>.<p>Narendra Singh’s son Sumit Kumar Singh, an Independent MLA from Chakai assembly seat, is the science and technology minister in the Nitish Kumar government. Another son Ajay Pratap Singh was a BJP MLA, from Jamui, between 2015 and 2020.</p>.<p>Singh worked with all three stalwarts of state politics – Nitish Kumar, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Yadav and the late Ram Vilas Paswan of Lok Janshakti Party (LJP). He was the most famous upper-caste Rajput leader in Jamui and Banka region after former the late Union Minister Digvijay Singh.</p>.<p>Tejashwi Yadav, RJD leader, said: “I also used to get affection of Narendra Singh ji. He was known for his frankness in political circles.”</p>.<p>Singh began his political career as an MLA from Chakai in Jamui in the 1980s and represented the constituency several times.</p>.<p>Jamui resident Bimal Singh said, “Narendra Singh’s death has created a political void not just in the area but in state's politics. He was among the last of the socialists. He carried a legacy of his illustrious father and now it is left to his sons to carry forward Narendra Singh’s legacy”.</p>
<p>Former Bihar agriculture minister and a veteran socialist leader, Narendra Singh, died in Patna on Monday after a prolonged illness. He was 75.</p>.<p>He was cremated with full state honours in Patna.</p>.<p>Bihar CM and Janata Dal (U) leader Nitish Kumar mourning Singh’s death, said, “He was my long-time friend and a firebrand leader during the JP movement. His death is a personal loss to me. He was also my colleague in the government.”</p>.<p>Narendra Singh’s son Sumit Kumar Singh, an Independent MLA from Chakai assembly seat, is the science and technology minister in the Nitish Kumar government. Another son Ajay Pratap Singh was a BJP MLA, from Jamui, between 2015 and 2020.</p>.<p>Singh worked with all three stalwarts of state politics – Nitish Kumar, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Yadav and the late Ram Vilas Paswan of Lok Janshakti Party (LJP). He was the most famous upper-caste Rajput leader in Jamui and Banka region after former the late Union Minister Digvijay Singh.</p>.<p>Tejashwi Yadav, RJD leader, said: “I also used to get affection of Narendra Singh ji. He was known for his frankness in political circles.”</p>.<p>Singh began his political career as an MLA from Chakai in Jamui in the 1980s and represented the constituency several times.</p>.<p>Jamui resident Bimal Singh said, “Narendra Singh’s death has created a political void not just in the area but in state's politics. He was among the last of the socialists. He carried a legacy of his illustrious father and now it is left to his sons to carry forward Narendra Singh’s legacy”.</p>