Former JDU president Sharad Yadav died at the age of 75 in a hospital in Gurugram on Thursday night. His daughter confirmed the news through a Facebook post.
From PM Modi to other top political leaders condoled his demise. “Saddened by the passing away of Shri Sharad Yadav ji. In his long years in public life, he distinguished himself as a parliamentarian and minister. He was greatly inspired by Dr Lohia’s ideals. I will always cherish our conversations. His Condolences to the family and fans. Om Shanti.” he tweeted.
Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar and RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav expressed grief over the news of the untimely demise of Mandal Messiah, senior RJD leader, great socialist leader and his patron respected Sharad Yadav.
RJD leader Misa Bharti said, he will remain alive in our hearts.
“Devastated to know about the demise of Sharad Yadav ji. One of the prominent figures to emerge from the stream of socialism of Lok Nayak Shri Jayaprakash Narayan, he was a remarkable leader, always humble and always down to earth,” East Andhra Pradesh said. Chief Minister Chandrababu Naidu.
his last major political action
In March 2022, Yadav, a former Union minister, merged his party Loktantrik Janata Dal with the Rashtriya Janata Dal, uniting the opposition ranks to take on the BJP.
RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav welcomed the veteran leader, who fought some hard-fought Lok Sabha elections in the 1990s against his father Lalu Prasad Yadav, into his party’s fold, saying it would send a message to anti-BJP parties. is that they unite to take on the ruling dispensation.
Health issues curtailed his political activity.
Sharad Yadav (75) had been battling health issues for months, and the development is seen as an attempt by his colleagues and other allies to rehabilitate him as his party LJD never became a serious force after breaking away from the JD. Sakthi (U) leader and Chief Minister of Bihar Nitish Kumar.
He contested the 2019 Lok Sabha elections on an RJD ticket, while his daughter contested the 2020 Bihar assembly elections as a candidate for the Congress, then an ally of the RJD.
The merger marked the coming together of Lalu Prasad Yadav after more than three decades. Lalu Prasad Yadav left the Janata Dal to form his own party in 1997 over differences with its leadership, as investigations intensified against the fodder scam, in which he was the main accused. Sharad Yadav was then seen as his rival within the Janata Dal, and he later joined hands with Nitish Kumar in 2005 to end RJD’s 15-year rule in Bihar.
However, Sharad Yadav was also seen as a key voter for the JD(U)–RJD alliance against the BJP in the 2015 assembly elections in Bihar, and later on his decision to forge an alliance with the BJP again. participated with Kumar.