The region was made district headquarters of Morang in 1914 A.D. transferring from Rangeli by then Governor of district , Colonel Jit Bahadur Khatri . It was also then developed by next Governor Shiva Pratap Shumsher Thapa . Krishna Prasad Koirala was the first major political leader based on Biratnagar . His sons Matrika Prasad Koirala and Bishweshwar Prasad Koirala were the Prime Minister of Nepal during post democracy era . Since then Biratnagar has always been a fertile ground for emerging as well as established politicians . Girija Prasad Koirala , the man who was elected prime minister the greatest number of times in Nepal , made his home in Biratnagar . He was Prime Minister of Nepal four times , serving from 1991 to 1994 , 1998 to 1999 , 2000 to 2001 , and from 2006 to 2008 ; and he was Acting Head of State from January 2007 to July 2008 . Man Mohan Adhikari , the first Communist PM of Nepal was also from this city . Leaders like Bharat Mohan Adhikari , Sailaja Acharya , Sushil Koirala , Bharat Mohan Adhikari , Lal Babu Pandit , Amod Prasad Upadhyay and Mahesh Acharya all come from this city . Biratnagar is the politically most active city in the modern history of Nepal . The historical first Nepalese airplane hijack 1973 Nepal plane hijack , which was to fund the political revolution , took place at the Biratnagar Airport . The hijack plan , masterminded by Girija Prasad Koirala , was executed by Durga Subedi , Nagendra Dhungel and Basant Bhattarai . Nepali Congress 's Bheem Parajuli and Indira Karki hold the current mayor and deputy mayor chairs of the metropolitan , respectively
1973 Nepal plane hijack
1973 Nepal plane hijack
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