New Delhi: Former Bihar Chief Minister Satish Prasad Singh has passed here at the age of 87, sources said.
Singh was the chief minister of Bihar in 1968 for just five days.
He was elected to the 7th Lok Sabha from the Khagaria constituency of Bihar in 1980 as a member of the Congress party.
Incumbent Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has expressed grief over his demise, saying that he was an able leader and a socialist.
"He made a valuable contribution to the politics of Bihar. His demise is an irreplaceable loss in political and social fields," the Chief Minister said in an official statement from Patna.
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