Ram Kripal Yadav (born 12 October 1957) is an Indian politician and a member of the 17th Lok Sabha from the Pataliputra parliamentary constituency in Bihar.

[6][7][8] He was first a mayor in Bihar, and later the Minister of State for Rural Development in central cabinet in Delhi from 2014 to 2019.

Ram Kripal Yadav wanted to contest from Pataliputra seat in 2014 but was denied ticket.

In March 2014 Ramkripal Yadav resigned from Rashtriya Janata Dal and joined BJP.

[12] He won the Pataliputra Lok Sabha seat in 2014 as a member of BJP after defeating Lalu Yadav's daughter Misa Bharti.