Chandreshwar Prasad Singh also known as C.P. Singh (born 16 January 1956) is an Indian Politician and a prominent leader of Bharatiya Janata Party, he has served as Minister of Urban Development, Transport, Parliamentary Affairs, Registration, Housing, Disaster Management & Civil Aviation in the Govt. of Jharkhand and was also Chairman of Jharkhand Legislative Assembly i.e. ‘Speaker’ from 2010-2013. He is member of Jharkhand legislative assembly from Capital City Ranchi for over decades, and is elected six times in a row since 1996, more than any other BJP leader of Jharkhand. Early life and education C.P. Singh was born to Rajeshwari Devi and Jaimohan Singh in Naugarha Village in district Palamu, Jharkhand. Born in a farmer family, He received his early education in Naugarha village till class 7th. After then, he moved to Ranchi for further education. He completed his secondary and higher secondary schooling from Marwari School. He got his graduation from Ranchi University in 1978 and enrolled in Chota Nagpur Law College. After accomplishing his law degree in 1982, he practiced law for 2 years. Early political life During his graduation, he became a member of Akhil Bharatiya Vidhyarthi Parisad (known as ABVP) in 1973 and was aggressively involved in student movement during Indira Gandhi regime. Being district head of AVBP from 1973 to 1976, CP Singh led student protest against Congress government in JP movement and went to prison. He was kept in Hazaribagh jail from January 1976 to July 1976. Although he missed his final graduation examination, but still he considers his participation is one of his remarkable contributions towards country and in politics. He joined Janta Party in 1978 but when Janta party got divided, he joined Bharatiya Janta Party in 1980. In his early tenure he served in youth wing of Bharatiya Janta Party and held key positions within party like Ranchi District president and vice president of Youth Bharatiya Janta Yuva Morcha in Bihar from 1982 till 1996. He had been deeply engaged by Bharatiya Janta Party in electoral politics of Jharkhand. Political career and image C.P. Singh is six consecutive term member of legislative assembly. He was elected as MLA from Ranchi in years 1996, 2000, 2005, 2009, 2014 and 2019. In legislative assembly, he held some of the vital places as member of government and as member of opposition. From 2000 to 2006, he was ‘Chief Whip’ of ruling party and