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Nand Kishore Yadav
Nand Kishore Yadav (born 26 August 1953) is an Indian politician, who currently serves as the Speaker of Bihar Legislative Assembly.[2] He was former cabinet minister for road construction and health in the Government of Bihar.[3] He is a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party and member of Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS). He is a senior BJP leader who joined, as minister, the Bihar Government after the split of the Mahagathbandhan and parting of ways between RJD and JDU in June 2013. Before that, he was cabinet minister for road construction and tourism and the leader of the opposition in the Bihar Assembly, at present Chairman- Prakalan Samiti (Bihar Vidhan Sabha).[4] Family background, early life and educationYadav was born on 26 August 1953 to the Panna Lal Yadav and Rajkumari Yadav.[citation needed] His great-grandfather, Jhalo Sardar, was a landlord. There was a myth saying that he used to pet lions.[5] His grandfather, Ramdas Rai, spent the family inheritance, mainly on keeping and breeding birds.[citation needed] (Yadav is quoted as saying, "Hum sher se chidiyon per aagaye"). His father had to restart from scratch and set up a business in the Khajekalan area of old Patna, where he was born and spent his childhood.[6] Positions held
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