Lalu Prasad Yadav is an Indian politician. He is the president of the political party Rashtriya Janata Dal, a former Chief Minister of Bihar, a former Union Minister of Railways, and a former Member of Parliament of the 15th Lok Sabha.

 

Bio
Real Name	Lalu Prasad Yadav
Nickname	Lalu
Profession	Politician
Party	Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD, 1977)
Political Journey	1977: Elected to the 6th Lok Sabha at the age of 29 1980-1989: Member of the Bihar Legislative Assembly. 1989: Leader of Opposition in Bihar Legislative Assembly, Convener of Public Undertakings Committee, Chairman of the Pustakalaya Committee and elected in the 9th Lok Sabha 1990-1995: Member of the Bihar Legislative Council. 1990-1997: Chief Minister of Bihar. 1995-1998: Member of the Bihar Legislative Assembly. 1996: Exposed for his fodder scam. 1997: Formed Rashtriya Janata Dal. 1998: Re-elected to 12th Lok Sabha. 1998-1999: Committee of Home Affairs, General Purpose, Ministry of Information and Broadcasting 2004: Re-elected to the 14th Lok Sabha and appointed as the Railways Minister. 2009: Re-elected to the 15th Lok Sabha. 2013: Sentenced 5 years in jail for his involvement in fodder scam and was disqualified from Lok Sabha.
Biggest Rival	Narendra Modi
Physical Stats & More
Height (approx.)	in centimeters- 168 cm in meters- 1.68 m in Feet Inches- 5’ 6”
Weight (approx.)	in Kilograms- 80 kg in Pounds- 176 lbs
Body Measurements	- Chest: 37 Inches - Waist: 33 Inches - Biceps: 13 Inches
Eye Colour	Black
Hair Colour	White
Personal Life
Date of Birth	11 June 1948
Age (as in 2020)	72 Years
Birth Place	Phulwaria, Gopalganj, Bihar, India
Zodiac sign/Sun sign	Gemini
Nationality	Indian
Hometown	Phulwaria, Gopalganj, Bihar, India
School	Not Known
College	B. N. College, Patna University, Patna, Bihar
Educational Qualifications	B.A. LL.B.
Debut	Elected in the 6th Lok Sabha (1977)
Family	Father- Kundan Rai Mother- Marachhiya Devi Brothers- 5 Sisters- N/A
Religion	Hinduism
Caste	Kshatriya
Address	208 Kautilya Nagar, M.P. Mla Colony, Post Office Bihar Veterinary College, P.s- Patna Air Port, District- Patna
Hobbies	Cooking, folk music, rural dance and reading books of famous people
Controversies	• He has been convicted by the special CBI court and later arrested in the "Fodder Scam" of 1996, which involved an amount of 9.50 billion (INR). • In 2004, he accused BJP's leader L.K.Advani in conspiring the death of Muhammad Ali Jinnah, and even called him an "international absconder." • He was criticized for using Osama bin Laden’s look-alike during his campaigning to get Muslim votes in the 2005 Bihar elections. • In 1998, a case was filed against him and his wife for their disproportionate assets against income. • On 6 January 2018, he was sentenced to three-and-a-half years in jail by the CBI court for fraudulent withdrawal from Deoghar treasury between 1990 and 1994 as Bihar's chief minister.
Favourite Things
Favourite Food	Litti-chokka, Sattu
Favourite Actor	Amitabh Bachchan
Girls, Affairs and More
Marital Status	Married
Affairs/Girlfriends	N/A
Wife/Spouse	Rabri Devi (Politician)
Children	Daughters- Misha Bharti, Rohini Acharya, Chanda, Ragini, Dhannu, Hema and Lakshmi Sons- Tej Pratap Yadav, Tejasvi Yadav
Money Factor
Net Worth	INR 2 Crore

 

Some Lesser Known Facts About Lalu Prasad Yadav

• Does Lalu Prasad Yadav smoke?: No

• Does Lalu Prasad Yadav drink alcohol?: No

• Lalu doesn’t know his real date of birth and uses the dates given in his educational documents i.e. June 11, 1948.

• His first job was a clerk in Bihar Veterinary College, Patna.

• He became the chief minister of Bihar in 1990.

• In 1977,  he formed a new party called “Rashtriya Janata Dal” after separating from the Janata Dal.

• In 1996, his Fodder Scam was exposed in which an amount of  9.50 billion (INR) was involved. After which, he resigned from Chief Minister’s post and with some other officials were convicted in the case.

• In 1970, when he was aged 22, he entered into politics by becoming the General Secretary of Patna University Students Union.

•  His eldest daughter, Misa was named after Maintenance of Internal Security Act, after he and many other people were thrown into jails during Emergency.

• In 1977,  he won a Lok Sabha seat and became one of the youngest member parliament, at the age of 29.

• Bollywood director Mahesh Bhatt once said that he deserves to be the prime minister of India.

• In 2004, he made a guest appearance in a film called “Padmashree Laloo Prasad Yadav.”

• His son Tejasvi Yadav is a medium-pace bowler and had played for Jharkhand in domestic cricket.

• His son, Tejasvi also became part Delhi Daredevils squad in Indian Premier League 5  in 2012.

• One he held court under a tree and also held a cabinet meeting on the lines of a village chaupal, on a cement platform under open.

• After Bhagalpur riots in 1989, he grabbed the trust of Muslims who were once a vote bank for Congress.

• During the rallies of 2005 Bihar elections, he was accompanied by a person who looked like Osama Bin Laden and did anti-U.S speeches to get Muslim votes.