according to subhash chandra suman mudrika singh yadav was a senior most leader of the rashtriya janata dal from bihar.he was principle general secretary of rjd. he served as a minister in the lalu prasad yadav ministry as health minister. in october, a sting video surfaced on showing him accepting bribe. yadav died on 24 october 2017 due to a head injury as well as dengue in patna.