Misa Bharti: Difference between revisions

'''Dr. Misa Bharti''' (née '''Yadav''') is an Indian politician from the state of [[Bihar]] and the daughter of [[Lalu Prasad Yadav]] and [[Rabri Devi]]. In 2014, she had unsuccessfully contested for the [[Lok Sabha]] seat of [[Pataliputra]] and had lost to RJD rebel [[Ram Kripal Yadav]] who had joined BJP.

Misa Bharti was born in 1976 to two former [[Chief Ministers of Bihar]], [[Lalu Prasad Yadav]] and his wife [[Rabri Devi]]. Misa was named by her father in honour of the Emergency-era Maintenance of Internal Security Act (MISA) under which Lalu was jailed. She is the eldest of her parents' nine children, seven daughters and two sons.<ref name=nie>{{cite news|author= Anand ST Das |title= Tej, Tejashwi and Misa: Here's all you need to know about Lalu's children |url= http://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/2017/jul/11/tej-tejashwi-and-misa-heres-all-you-need-to-know-about-lalus-children-1627350.html |work= [[The New Indian Express]] |date= 11 July 2017 |accessdate= 15 June 2019 }}</ref>  Misa joined the [[Bachelor of Medicine, Bachelor of Surgery|MBBS]] course in the institute in 1993 on a [[Tata Steel|TISCO]] quota. She was later shifted to [[Patna Medical College Hospital]] (PMCH) citing security reasons. Misa topped the MBBS exams with a distinction in gynaecology from PMCH.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/misha-pal-in-jdu-may-fight-tej-in-polls/articleshow/64835911.cms|title=Misha pal in JD(U), may fight Tej in polls|access-date=2018-07-03|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180909131330/https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/patna/misha-pal-in-jdu-may-fight-tej-in-polls/articleshow/64835911.cms|archive-date=2018-09-09|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/indiascope/story/19980427-now-laloo-yadav-secures-mbbs-seat-for-his-second-daughter-through-backdoor-826271-1998-04-27|title=Now, Laloo Yadav secures MBBS seat for his second daughter through backdoor|date=27 April 1998|access-date=20 September 2019|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180703221400/https://www.indiatoday.in/magazine/indiascope/story/19980427-now-laloo-yadav-secures-mbbs-seat-for-his-second-daughter-through-backdoor-826271-1998-04-27|archive-date=2018-07-03|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://www.republicworld.com/s/2815/seven-things-you-didnt-know-about-misa-bharti|title=Seven things you didn't know about Misa Bharti - Republic World|last=Ltd|first=Interaction One Pvt|work=Republic World|access-date=2017-11-06|language=en-US|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20171107055218/http://www.republicworld.com/s/2815/seven-things-you-didnt-know-about-misa-bharti|archive-date=2017-11-07|url-status=live}}</ref><ref name=rediff/><ref name=rumbling>{{cite news| url= https://m.telegraphindia.com/states/bihar/misa-rumblings-in-lalu-paradise/cid/1328615 |title= Misa rumblings in Lalu paradise |work= [[The Telegraph (India)|The Telegraph]] |date= 21 November 2015 |accessdate= 18 June 2019 }}</ref>

Misa Bharti contested 2014 Lok Sabha elections from [[Pataliputra (Lok Sabha constituency)|Pataliputra]] on a [[Rashtriya Janata Dal]] ticket. She lost to Ram Kripal Yadav, former most trusted man of Lalu Yadav. In June 2016, she was the party's nominee for the [[Rajya Sabha]] elections and was elected unopposed along with [[Ram Jethmalani]] from [[Bihar]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/P-Chidambaram-Suresh-Prabhu-get-straight-road-to-RS-polls-hot-up-in-five-states/2016/06/04/article3465745.ece|title=P Chidambaram, Suresh Prabhu get straight road to RS, polls hot up in five states|accessdate=25 October 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160629132209/http://www.newindianexpress.com/nation/P-Chidambaram-Suresh-Prabhu-get-straight-road-to-RS-polls-hot-up-in-five-states/2016/06/04/article3465745.ece|archive-date=29 June 2016|url-status=live}}</ref> She again contested 2019 Lok Sabha elections from Pataliputra losing to BJP's Ram Kripal Yadav.<ref>{{cite news|url= https://m.telegraphindia.com/india/lok-sabha-elections-2019-misa-bharti-vs-ram-kripal-yadav-in-patliputra/cid/1690829 |title= Lok Sabha elections 2019: Misa Bharti vs Ram Kripal Yadav in Pataliputra |work=[[The Telegraph (India)|The Telegraph]] |date= 23 May 2019 |accessdate= 18 June 2019 }}</ref><ref name=rumbling/><ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.news18.com/lok-sabha-elections-2019/bihar/patliputra-election-result-s04p31/ |title= Patliputra |work= [[News 18]] |accessdate= 18 June 2019 }}</ref>