Former Bihar Chief Minister Ram Sundar Das dies

Former Chief Minister of Bihar and senior JD(U) leader Ram Sundar Das has passed away at the age of 95 in Patna due to age-related problems.  Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has announced a state funeral for Ram Sundar Das. Ram Sundar Das served as Bihar’s Chief Minister in 1979. In 2009 Lok Sabha Election, Das had defeated Ram Vilas Paswan in Hajipur, but in the 2014 Lok Sabha Elections, Das had lost to Paswan.