Identify the leader:

A. Chief minister of Bihar for just month and a half in 1968
B. Joined the Janata party in 1977
C. Socialist leader from Bihar

B.P. Mandal

The correct answer is Option 1 - B.P. Mandal

Given statements:

A. Chief minister of Bihar for just month and a half in 1968
B. Joined the Janata party in 1977
C. Socialist leader from Bihar

B.P. Mandal (1918-1982): M.P. from Bihar for 1967-1970 and 1977-1979; chaired the Second Backward Classes Commission that recommended reservations for Other Backward Classes; a socialist leader from Bihar; Chief Minister of Bihar for just a month and a half in 1968; joined the Janata Party in 1977.