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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 currently serves as the state's main opposition party. Yadav has multiple criminal convictions and as of January 2021 is serving a jail term for his part in a corruption scandal.<ref>https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/27-days-remain-for-lalu-yadav-to-complete-half-sentence-in-fodder-scam-case-hc/story-11c510kGygLjTdRhELIeMN.html</ref> | 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 currently serves as the state's main opposition party. Yadav has multiple criminal convictions and as of January 2021 is serving a jail term for his part in a corruption scandal.<ref>https://www.hindustantimes.com/india-news/27-days-remain-for-lalu-yadav-to-complete-half-sentence-in-fodder-scam-case-hc/story-11c510kGygLjTdRhELIeMN.html</ref> | ||
==Early and personal life== | |||
Lalu Prasad, second of his parents' six sons, was born in [[Phulwaria]] in [[Bihar]] to Kundan Ray and Marachhiya Devi, and attended a local middle school before moving to Patna with his elder brother.<ref name="teh">{{cite news|title=The Promise And Betrayal Of Lalu Prasad Yadav|url=http://www.tehelka.com/the-promise-and-betrayal-of-lalu-prasad-yadav/|access-date=4 October 2013|newspaper=Tehlka.com|date=3 October 2013|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131013071638/http://www.tehelka.com/the-promise-and-betrayal-of-lalu-prasad-yadav/|archive-date=13 October 2013|url-status=dead}}</ref> After completing [[Bachelor of Laws]] and a Ph.D. in [[Political science|Political Science]] from B. N. College of [[Patna University]], he worked as clerk in [[Bihar Veterinary College]] at [[Patna]] where his elder brother was also a peon.<ref name="toi">{{cite news|title=Lalu, the milkman's son who rose from clerk to | |||
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