Veteran Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Sharad Yadav passed away on Thursday.
His daughter, Subhashini Sharad Yadav informed through a social media post about her father’s demise.
पापा नहीं रहे
— Subhashini Sharad Yadav (@Subhashini_12b) January 12, 2023
Yadav who had launched his own party Loktantrik Janata Dal, merged with Lalu Yadav’s outfit RJD in March 2020 which he said was the “first step towards a united opposition”.
He was a former union minister in various governments. Sharad Yadav had formed Loktantrik Janata Dal (LJD) in 2018 miffed with Janata Dal (United) returning to an alliance with the BJP in Bihar.