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In the end, the self-proclaimed King of Bihar has lost the state. Former Chief Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav's Rashtriya Janta Dal was not only wiped out in Bihar, but he himself suffered a humiliating defeat in Madhipura. Lalu Prasad Yadav is an Indian politician belonging to the political party Rashtriya Janata Dal. He founded the party in 1997 after breaking off from the Janata Dal over the issue of Fodder Scam. He was the first president of the newly founded party and remains its president to this day. He has held prominent posts both in the Parliament and the state legislative assembly. From 2004 to 2009 he served as the Railway Minister under the Congress-led United Progressive Alliance (UPA) government. He is the former Chief Minister of Bihar, having held the post from 1990 to 1997. H