Lalu Yadav bail news: Former Bihar Chief Minister and RJD supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav has been granted bail by Jharkhand High Court, in the Chaibasa Treasury case related to fodder scam. However, he will remain in jail since the Dumka treasury case is still pending.

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Prasad is serving a 14-year jail term since December 2017 after being convicted in fodder scam cases. He is under treatment at the RIMS.

The RJD supremo has been convicted in four fodder scam cases pertaining to fraudulent withdrawal of money from Deoghar, Dumka and two cases pertaining to Chaibasa treasury.

He is facing a fifth fodder scam case in a special CBI court in Ranchi pertaining to fraudulent withdrawal of money from Doranda treasury.

Tejashwi spearheading opposition in Bihar polls in Lalu's absence: 

While Lalu serves his jail term, his son Tejashwi is busy spearheading the party as electioneering for Bihar assembly elections catches pace.  Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) is targeting the Nitish government on the issues of corruption and law and order. The point to be noted is that in this election RJD President Lalu Prasad is missing and the entire responsibility lies on Tejashwi Yadav's shoulders.

He has been declared the Chief Ministerial face of the opposition alliance.

Riding on the success of the RJD as the largest party in the last assembly elections, party leaders are once again hopeful of emulating it