Who was the chairman of the Second Backward Classes Commission appointed by the government in 1979?

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BP Mandal was the Chairman of the Second Backward Classes Commission.

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He was also the 7th chief minister of Bihar.
From 1967 to 1970 and from 1977 to 1979, he was a Member of Parliament for Madhepura from the state of Bihar.
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