Lalu Prasad Yadav
Lalu Prasad Yadav (born 11 June 1948) is an Indian politician and president of the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD). He is a former Chief Minister of Bihar (1990-1997), a former Railway Minister of India (2004-2009), and a former Member of Parliament (MP) of the Lok Sabha.
Lalu Prasad Yadav | |
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Yadav as Union Minister of Railways, addressing in New Delhi, September 12, 2004. | |
| President of the Rashtriya Janata Dal | |
| Assumed office 05 July 1997 | |
| Preceded by | Position Established |
| Minister of Railways | |
| In office 24 May 2004 – 23 May 2009 | |
| Prime Minister | Manmohan Singh |
| Preceded by | Nitish Kumar |
| Succeeded by | Mamata Banerjee |
| Constituency | Saran |
| 20th Chief Minister of Bihar | |
| In office 4 Apr 1995 – 25 Jul 1997 | |
| Preceded by | President's rule |
| Succeeded by | Rabri Devi |
| In office 10 Mar 1990 – 28 Mar 1995 | |
| Preceded by | Jagannath Mishra |
| Succeeded by | President's rule |
| Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha | |
| In office 2009–2013 | |
| Succeeded by | Rajiv Pratap Rudy |
| Constituency | Saran |
| In office 24 May 2004 – 22 May 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Rajiv Pratap Rudy |
| Succeeded by | Constituency delimitated |
| Constituency | Chhapra |
| In office 2 Dec 1989 – 13 Mar 1991 | |
| Preceded by | Rambahadur Singh |
| Succeeded by | Lal Babu Rai |
| In office 23 Mar 1977 – 22 Aug 1979 | |
| Preceded by | Ramshekhar Prasad Singh |
| Succeeded by | Satya Deo Singh |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 11 June 1948 Phulwariya village, Gopalganj district, Bihar, India |
| Political party | Rashtriya Janata Dal |
| Spouse |
Rabri Devi (m. 1973) |
| Relations | Tej Pratap Singh Yadav (son-in-law) Chiranjeev Rao (son-in-law) Sadhu Yadav (brother-in-law) Subhash Prasad Yadav (brother-in-law) |
| Children | 9 (incl. Tejashwi Yadav, Tej Pratap Yadav and Misa Bharti) |
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| Alma mater | Patna University (M.A., LLB) |
| Website | rjd |
He entered politics at Patna University as a student leader and in 1977 at the age of 29, was elected as the youngest member of the Lok Sabha for the Janata Party. He became the Chief Minister of Bihar in 1990. His party came to power in 2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election in partnership with Nitish Kumar of JD(U). This coalition ended when Nitish resigned and RJD was ousted, becoming the opposition party. In 2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election, RJD remained the single largest party in Bihar, and along with JDU in power, currently heading the government. Lalu Yadav was convicted in the controversial Fodder Scam, and was serving a term until 17 April 2021, when he was granted bail from the High Court.