Sh. Kailashpati Mishra (5 October 1923 – 3 November 2012) was an Indian politician. He was a leader of Jana Sangh, and later Bharatiya Janta Party. He was Finance Minister of Bihar in 1977. He was Governor of Gujarat from May 2003 to July 2004, and for a short duration he was caretaker Governor of Rajasthan following the death of the incumbent Governor Nirmal Chandra Jain.
He was elected as MLA from Bikram constituency in 1977, and served as finance minister in the Janata Party government of Sh. Karpoori Thakur. In 1980, he became the first BJP Bihar president. He also served as BJP national Vice President from 1995 to 2003.
Describing Mishra as 'Rajniti ke Ajatshatru,' leader of Opposition in Lok Sabha, Sushma Swaraj, said Kailashji always maintained a cordial relation even with the leaders of other parties.
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