convicted of murder. On 11 April, RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav expelled Pappu Yadav from the party. His mother Shanti Priya, who was a candidate from Purnia, also lost to Uday Singh of Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). 2010 Bihar elections During 2010 Bihar Vidhan Sabha elections Pappu Yadav along with Anil Yadav and Rampravesh Rai were expelled from the RJD for alleged anti-party activity. They were charged with working against the party's official nominee for Fatua assembly constituency, Ramanand Yadav. 2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly Election In September 2020, prior to the Bihar Assembly Elections, Yadav floated a new alliance called People Democratic Alliance (PDA) which contained parties like Bahujan Mukti Party and SDPI (Social Democratic party of India), Indian Muslim league along with the party of Dalit activist and President of Bhim Army, Chandrashekhar Azad Ravan. Controversies In 2008 Pappu Yadav was convicted by a special court in Ajit Sarkar murder case of 1998. He was involved in various controversies while in imprisonment, like holding audiences and having unrestricted access to cellphones. He was acquitted in 2013 from Patna high court. In his autobiography Drohkaal ka Pathik, released in November 2013, Pappu Yadav has alleged that three MPs of his Indian Federal Democratic Party got money from the then finance minister Yashwant Sinha, to join the NDA in 2001. He has also claimed that during the July 2008 trust vote, both the Congress and BJP had offered "Rs 400 million each" to MPs for their support. In 2015 he was once again in controversy after being reported to have allegedly threatened to hit an airhostess with slippers. In May 2021, Pappu Yadav was arrested in a 32 year old kidnapping case and for flouting COVID-19 norms. Pappu Yadav has alleged political vendetta as he was raising questions against government expenditures in ambulance management during Covid. References External links Official Website of Rajesh Ranjan (Pappu Yadav) Official Website of Jan Adhikar Party (Loktantrik) Rashtriya Janata Dal politicians Living people 1967 births India MPs 2014–2019 Lok Sabha members from Bihar People from Madhepura district Independent politicians in India Samajwadi Party politicians Lok Janshakti Party politicians India MPs 1991–1996 People from Purnia district India MPs 1996–1997 India MPs 1999–2004 India MPs 2004–2009 Members of the Bihar Legislative Assembly