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"markdown": "# Arun Shankar Prasad\n\nArun Shankar Prasad (born 1960) is an Indian politician and a member of the [Bharatiya Janata Party](https://www.edgepedia.org/bharatiya-janata-party) (BJP). He is a Minister in the Government of Bihar, holding the Labour Resources and Migrant Workers Welfare and the Youth, Employment and Skill Development portfolios.[1](https://firstbihar.com/bihar/madhubani-news/minister-arun-shankar-prasad-convoy-attack-madhubani-7-arrested-170180) He represents the Khajauli constituency in the [Bihar Legislative Assembly](https://www.edgepedia.org/bihar-legislative-assembly) and was first made a minister in November 2025.[2](https://www.jagran.com/bihar/madhubani-nitish-kumar-cabinet-2025-arun-shankar-prasad-profile-biography-age-education-portfolio-40045230.html)\n\n| Fact | Detail |\n| --- | --- |\n| Party | Bharatiya Janata Party[3](https://www.jagran.com/bihar/madhubani-bihar-cabinet-expansion-arun-shankar-prasad-became-minister-khajauli-bjp-samrat-choudhary-cabinet-40230688.html) |\n| Current office | Minister, Government of Bihar (Labour Resources & Migrant Workers Welfare, Youth, Employment & Skill Development)[1](https://firstbihar.com/bihar/madhubani-news/minister-arun-shankar-prasad-convoy-attack-madhubani-7-arrested-170180) |\n| Previous offices | Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly (Khajauli), 2010–2015 and from 2020; Chief Whip of the BJP in the Bihar Legislative Assembly from 2020; Minister (Tourism and Youth, Art & Culture)[2](https://www.jagran.com/bihar/madhubani-nitish-kumar-cabinet-2025-arun-shankar-prasad-profile-biography-age-education-portfolio-40045230.html) • [3](https://www.jagran.com/bihar/madhubani-bihar-cabinet-expansion-arun-shankar-prasad-became-minister-khajauli-bjp-samrat-choudhary-cabinet-40230688.html) |\n| Born | 1960[2](https://www.jagran.com/bihar/madhubani-nitish-kumar-cabinet-2025-arun-shankar-prasad-profile-biography-age-education-portfolio-40045230.html) |\n| Education | Postgraduate from Lalit Narayan Mithila University[2](https://www.jagran.com/bihar/madhubani-nitish-kumar-cabinet-2025-arun-shankar-prasad-profile-biography-age-education-portfolio-40045230.html) |\n\n## Party affiliation\n\nPrasad has been a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party.[3](https://www.jagran.com/bihar/madhubani-bihar-cabinet-expansion-arun-shankar-prasad-became-minister-khajauli-bjp-samrat-choudhary-cabinet-40230688.html)\n\n## Early life and education\n\nPrasad was born in 1960. He is a resident of the Basopatti block headquarters in [Madhubani](https://www.edgepedia.org/madhubani) district and belongs to the Sudi community; the Jagran report describes him as a leading figure of the Sudi Samaj. He studied up to the postgraduate level at Lalit Narayan Mithila University. His wife, Sunaina Devi, is a teacher, and the couple have five children, two sons and three daughters.[2](https://www.jagran.com/bihar/madhubani-nitish-kumar-cabinet-2025-arun-shankar-prasad-profile-biography-age-education-portfolio-40045230.html) According to a 2026 report, his association with the [Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh](https://www.edgepedia.org/rashtriya-swayamsevak-sangh) dates from his student days, and he was active in the BJP organization for a long period.[3](https://www.jagran.com/bihar/madhubani-bihar-cabinet-expansion-arun-shankar-prasad-became-minister-khajauli-bjp-samrat-choudhary-cabinet-40230688.html)\n\n## Career\n\nPrasad was elected to the Bihar Legislative Assembly from Khajauli in 2010 and served until 2015.[2](https://www.jagran.com/bihar/madhubani-nitish-kumar-cabinet-2025-arun-shankar-prasad-profile-biography-age-education-portfolio-40045230.html) He was elected from the seat again in 2020, and after that victory the BJP appointed him [Chief Whip](https://www.edgepedia.org/chief-whip) (Sachetak) of the Bihar Legislative Assembly.[2](https://www.jagran.com/bihar/madhubani-nitish-kumar-cabinet-2025-arun-shankar-prasad-profile-biography-age-education-portfolio-40045230.html) • [3](https://www.jagran.com/bihar/madhubani-bihar-cabinet-expansion-arun-shankar-prasad-became-minister-khajauli-bjp-samrat-choudhary-cabinet-40230688.html)\n\nHe became a minister for the first time in November 2025, when he was given charge of the Tourism and Youth, Art & Culture departments.[2](https://www.jagran.com/bihar/madhubani-nitish-kumar-cabinet-2025-arun-shankar-prasad-profile-biography-age-education-portfolio-40045230.html) • [3](https://www.jagran.com/bihar/madhubani-bihar-cabinet-expansion-arun-shankar-prasad-became-minister-khajauli-bjp-samrat-choudhary-cabinet-40230688.html) In a cabinet expansion in 2026, he was again included in the Bihar ministry and took the oath of office at a ceremony held at Gandhi Maidan in Patna.[3](https://www.jagran.com/bihar/madhubani-bihar-cabinet-expansion-arun-shankar-prasad-became-minister-khajauli-bjp-samrat-choudhary-cabinet-40230688.html) He currently holds the Labour Resources and Migrant Workers Welfare and the Youth, Employment and Skill Development portfolios.[1](https://firstbihar.com/bihar/madhubani-news/minister-arun-shankar-prasad-convoy-attack-madhubani-7-arrested-170180)\n\n## Electoral history\n\nPrasad contested the Harlakhi assembly seat in 1990, 1995, 2000, and in the February and October 2005 elections, without success.[2](https://www.jagran.com/bihar/madhubani-nitish-kumar-cabinet-2025-arun-shankar-prasad-profile-biography-age-education-portfolio-40045230.html) He was elected from Khajauli in 2010, served until 2015, and won again in 2020.[2](https://www.jagran.com/bihar/madhubani-nitish-kumar-cabinet-2025-arun-shankar-prasad-profile-biography-age-education-portfolio-40045230.html) In the 2025 assembly election he won from Khajauli for a third term overall and a second consecutive term, defeating Braj Kishor Yadav of the [Rashtriya Janata Dal](https://www.edgepedia.org/rashtriya-janata-dal) by 13,126 votes.[2](https://www.jagran.com/bihar/madhubani-nitish-kumar-cabinet-2025-arun-shankar-prasad-profile-biography-age-education-portfolio-40045230.html)\n\n## Issues specific to Prasad\n\nOn the evening of June 7, 2026, stones and sticks were thrown at Prasad's convoy in Thahar village, in the Khajauli police station area of Madhubani district. He had gone to the village to console the family of a local man who had died in a road accident. The window of his vehicle was damaged, but he was unharmed and no casualties were reported.[1](https://firstbihar.com/bihar/madhubani-news/minister-arun-shankar-prasad-convoy-attack-madhubani-7-arrested-170180) Prasad said the attack had been carried out in a planned manner by liquor mafias active in the area, and demanded a fair inquiry and strict action against those responsible.[1](https://firstbihar.com/bihar/madhubani-news/minister-arun-shankar-prasad-convoy-attack-madhubani-7-arrested-170180) Madhubani Superintendent of Police Yogendra Kumar said a special investigation team led by the Sadar sub-divisional police officer, comprising four deputy superintendents of police, had been formed, and police from ten police stations in the district carried out raids through the night. Police arrested seven accused, including the alleged main conspirator, and security in the district was increased while the search for other accused continued.[1](https://firstbihar.com/bihar/madhubani-news/minister-arun-shankar-prasad-convoy-attack-madhubani-7-arrested-170180)\n\nHis appointment as minister was reported as the first time in about two decades that the Khajauli constituency had been represented in the Bihar cabinet; the report noted that a Congress legislator from the area had been made an animal husbandry minister in 1985 and an RJD legislator had held the education portfolio in 2000.[3](https://www.jagran.com/bihar/madhubani-bihar-cabinet-expansion-arun-shankar-prasad-became-minister-khajauli-bjp-samrat-choudhary-cabinet-40230688.html)\n\n## References\n\n1. [Minister Arun Shankar Prasad convoy attack, Madhubani, 7 arrested (FirstBihar)](https://firstbihar.com/bihar/madhubani-news/minister-arun-shankar-prasad-convoy-attack-madhubani-7-arrested-170180)\n2. [Nitish Kumar cabinet 2025: Arun Shankar Prasad profile (Jagran)](https://www.jagran.com/bihar/madhubani-nitish-kumar-cabinet-2025-arun-shankar-prasad-profile-biography-age-education-portfolio-40045230.html)\n3. [Bihar cabinet expansion: Arun Shankar Prasad became minister (Jagran)](https://www.jagran.com/bihar/madhubani-bihar-cabinet-expansion-arun-shankar-prasad-became-minister-khajauli-bjp-samrat-choudhary-cabinet-40230688.html)\n\n---\n*Topic: Encyclopedia › Society and history › Politics and government › Government and public administration › Politicians and government officeholders (biographies) › North Indian politicians › Bihar politicians › Chief ministers and ministers*\n\n*Initially written Sep 27, 2026 · Reviewed: Sep 28, 2026; Sep 29, 2026 · Edited: Sep 28, 2026; Sep 29, 2026; Oct 12, 2026 · Last review: Sep 29, 2026*\n\n*Copyright 2026 EdgeChat AI, a subsidiary of Biostate AI.*\n\nLicense: Edgepedia Community License 1.0, https://www.edgepedia.org/edgepedia/license\n",
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