Before his retirement from politics, following his conviction in a murder case, he was a member of Janata Dal (United).
He was born to Sitaram Singh in Tenduni village of Bikramganj Police Station area.
He was one of the pillars of Koeri support base of liberation and author Ranabir Samaddar has written that liberation in Bihar, drew its strength from castes like Koeri and Yadav at the upper echelon of its leadership, with Dalits serving as foot soldiers in large numbers.
In this phase, several leaders of CPI-ML liberation (Indian People's Front) joined Yadav.
In this cross fire incident, the bullet hit one minor girl from nearby Muslim inhabited locality, who died.