Explore the political journey of Lalu Prasad Yadav, the maverick politician who led RJD to political relevance. From his early life in Gopalganj to his dynamic transformation into a national figure, Lalu’s journey is as colourful as his personality. Discover how the turbulence of 1996-1997 led to the inception of RJD, which ruled Bihar for the next nine years. Learn about the challenges faced by the party, including the loss of EBCs and Dalits, and how Tejashwi Yadav, Lalu’s son and current party head, is trying to expand the party’s reach beyond its core vote bank.
This podcast provides an in-depth look at the RJD’s history, its rise and fall, and the challenges it faces in the future.
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This podcast provides an in-depth look at the RJD’s history, its rise and fall, and the challenges it faces in the future.
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00:00 Outlook brings to you excerpts from its latest issue titled "Farewell Ideology".
00:06 India's tryst with ideology has been more complex than the West's.
00:10 We have caste and region, language and socialism.
00:14 All these are forces in their own right.
00:17 In different times and in different contexts within our country, one has trumped the other.
00:23 Outlook's latest issue looks at some of the regional and national political parties
00:28 and the shifts in their ideological stance as they strive to navigate political power,
00:33 coalition politics and opportunism.
00:36 It is a reminder for us and for them about what they stood for once, lest we forget.
00:43 Maverick Politician by Umesh Kumar Ray
00:46 Umesh Kumar Ray is a Bihar-based independent journalist.
00:50 Lalu Prasad Yadav has infused much-needed wit and charm into Indian politics.
00:56 It is, however, his political acumen that has helped the RJD emerge as a big political player.
01:03 Lalu Prasad Yadav's political journey from Gopalganj to Raisena has been a colourful one,
01:09 as colourful as his personality.
01:12 His early life in Phulwariya village in Gopalganj district of Bihar
01:16 was confined to farming and buffalo rearing.
01:19 But it did not take long for him to transform into a dynamic politician
01:24 who has walked through some of the most powerful corridors of the country.
01:28 He was just 16 when he was sent to Patna,
01:31 where his elder brothers were working at the Patna Veterinary College.
01:35 He completed his matriculation from a local school and joined BN College.
01:40 It was the early 70s.
01:41 Student politics was on the boil and Lalu Yadav got drawn to it.
01:46 He entered mainstream politics in 1975.
01:50 Socialist icon and Bihar Chief Minister Karpuri Thakur
01:54 was instrumental in getting him a Lok Sabha ticket in the 1977 elections.
02:00 At 29, Lalu Yadav became a parliamentarian.
02:04 The seeds of RJD's inception
02:07 The year 1996-1997 was a turbulent one for Lalu Yadav.
02:12 But the turbulence paved the way for the formation of the Rashtriya Janata Dal,
02:17 which ruled Bihar for the next nine years.
02:20 Lalu Yadav was named prime accused in the Fodder scam
02:24 that was traced back to 1978,
02:27 when Shyam Sundardas was the Chief Minister of the state.
02:30 He was interrogated by the Central Bureau of Investigation.
02:33 The then CBI Director informed the media
02:36 that the agency had ample evidence to file a charge sheet.
02:40 The arrest was imminent.
02:42 In the meantime, scores of Janata Dal leaders mounted pressure on him
02:47 to resign from the Chief Minister's post.
02:49 But Lalu was adamant.
02:51 After all, he was the protagonist of the consecutive wins of the party in Bihar.
02:57 For this and more, read the latest issue of Outlook.