Pradeep Yadav (Indian politician)

Pradeep Yadav is an Indian politician.

His home town is Godda, Jharkhand and he is from Bohra village in Poreyahat block of Godda district.

He is a current member of Jharkhand Legislative Assembly.

In 2007 he left Bharatiya Janata Party to join Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik).

Babulal Marandi expelled his party MLAs Yadav and Bandhu Tirkey from the party for anti-party activities.

Both of them later joined Indian National Congress in its Delhi headquarters as Jharkhand Vikas Morcha (Prajatantrik) party was merged with Bharatiya Janata Party.

He was elected to the 13th Lok Sabha, lower house of the Parliament of India from Godda, Jharkhand as a member of the Bharatiya Janata Party in a by-election.

He is a current Member of Legislative assembly of Jharkhand.

He has been minister in the state cabinet twice.

He was minister of Rural Development under the then chief minister Babulal Marandi.

The second time he was a minister under Arjun Munda and the ministry was Human resource development.

He started his political life as a student leader and was member of Bharatiya Janata Party.