Officially health factors were claimed as the rationale behind his exclusion, but the press speculated that the move was motivated by Mishra's opposition on the position of the party in opposing the introduction of President's Rule in Bihar. Mishra died in New Delhi at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences at the age of 86. References External links No Subsidies For A Lost Cause, article in Outlook 1925 births 2011 deaths Communist Party of India politicians from Bihar Members of the Cabinet of India Agriculture Ministers of India Rajya Sabha members from Bihar Trade unionists from Bihar People from Madhubani district India MPs 1996–1997 Lok Sabha members from Bihar