About Lalu...

Lalu Prasad Yadav, sometimes spelt as Laloo Prasad or Lalloo Prasad, (लालू प्रसाद यादव) Lālu Prasād (born June 11, 1947 Goplaganj, Bihar is an Indian politician from the state of Bihar. He is currently the Minister of Railways in the ruling United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government and the president of the Rashtriya Janata Dal. He is currently a Member of Parliament in the 14th Lok Sabha from the Chhapra constituency. He is known for his charismatic leadership and mass appeal among some of the backward castes and religious minorities,caste-based politics, as well as for the many corruption cases against him during his political tenure. Earlier, Lalu served as Chief Minister of Bihar from 1990-1997, when he was forced to resign following escalating corruption charges in the Fodder scam.