India, Nov. 14 -- Few political figures in India command the kind of emotional connect and controversy that Lalu Prasad Yadav does. As Bihar watches the results of 2025 assembly election, the veteran leader, once the most dominant force in the state's politics, remains a towering presence despite no longer being in the electoral fray.

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His party, the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), now led by his son Tejashwi Yadav, continues to draw strength from the political ideology and social justice movement that Lalu pioneered.

Born in 1948 in Phulwaria village of Gopalganj district, Lalu Prasad Yadav rose from humble beginnings to become one of India's most formidable mass leaders. Like his contempor...