Ram Kripal Yadav was earlier a member of the Rashtriya Janata Dal. In 2014, he resigned from his party post and joined BJP. In 2014 general election, he won the Patliputra Lok Sabha seat by defeating Bharti.
The interim bail granted to Prasad's wife Rabri Devi and son Tejashwi Yadav in the CBI case was also extended till January 28 by Special Judge Arun Bhardwaj.
Ram Kripal Yadav was earlier a member of the Rashtriya Janata Dal. In 2014, he resigned from his party post and joined BJP. In 2014 general election, he won the Patliputra Lok Sabha seat by defeating Bharti.
The BJP got 1,05,43,025 (29.86%) votes while the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) secured 72,24,893 (20.46%) votes, claiming the second spot.
Leaders of the Grand Alliance have also been stating that a public announcement about the seat-sharing arrangements will be made only after January 14.
"As far as contesting the 2019 elections goes, my constituency will always be Bihar. Once a Bihari Babu always a Bihari Babu," he said.
Earlier, on Thursday Tej Pratap Yadav had said while responding to queries on the issue “the final call on such matters has to be taken by Lalu ji.
When Tej Pratap called the inspector asking for the reason behind his refusal to register complaint, the officer talked rudely with him.
Congress, TMC, AIADMK and RJD staged walkout soon after Law Minister Ravi Shankar Prasad concluded his reply.
In a remark that could trigger fresh speculations about rift within RJD national president Lalu Prasad's family, his elder son Tej Pratap Yadav on Monday made it clear that he would not shy away from assuming the leadership of the party if given a chance.
The over two-hour meeting between Tej Pratap and his father took place at the Rajendra Institute of Medical Sciences, where Lalu is undergoing treatment for various ailments after being convicted in fodder scam cases.
Rajballabh Yadav was suspended from the party after his name surfaced in a chargesheet filed by Nalanda police in April 2016. He is alleged to have raped a minor at his residence on February 6, 2016.
The Rashtriya Janata Dal leader alleged that the minister was keen on meeting the Central Bureau of Investigation chief and was also directing top officials in the matter.
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The Lalu Prasad-led party later clarified that the posters were not put up to belittle the chief minister, but criticise the government in the state.
"Lalu Leela" carries blurbs by Union ministers Arun Jaitley and Nitin Gadkari, who have praised Modi's "courage" to bring before the public the tales of corruption.
Tejashwi Yadav, former deputy chief minister and currently leader of the opposition in the Bihar assembly, ducked questions related to infighting from the media.
"My statement has been twisted. I had asked party workers to remain united and forget differences, the comment was not on our family. The family is one, no differences between us," Bharti said.
The CBI said other convicts in the case relating to fraudulent withdrawal of Rs 89.27 lakh from the Deogarh Treasury were awarded seven years in prison.
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