Mewalal Chaudhary (4 January 1953 – 19 April 2021) was a leader of Janata Dal (United) and a minister for a brief period of time in the Nitish Kumar's cabinet.

[7] He entered active politics in 2010 and remained successful in getting elected to Bihar Legislative Assembly in the year 2015 on the ticket of Janata Dal (United).

[10] Chaudhary was allegedly involved in mismanagement of appointments to Bihar Agricultural University on the post of junior scientists and Professors while he was its head in 2017.

His appointment was questioned by the opposition; meanwhile serious allegations were also made against him, regarding death of his wife, by an Indian Police Service officer, who linked it to political conspiracy pertaining to the Bihar Agricultural University 2017 scam.

[13][14][15] On 19 November 2020, just three days after assuming the office of education minister, he resigned amidst protest by the opposition regarding giving the ministerial berth to an accused of corruption.