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Amid the rift wrong the household of Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) laminitis and supremo Lalu Prasad, aft his girl Rohini Acharya levelled superior allegations against adjacent aides of Mr. Prasad’s youngest lad and governmental heir Tejashwi Yadav, the caller enactment MLAs connected Monday (November 17, 2025) elected Mr. Tejashwi Yadav arsenic the Leader of the Rashtriya Janata Dal Legislature Party.
Following the debacle successful the Bihar Assembly election, a reappraisal gathering with caller MLAs and the party’s candidates, who contested the election, was called astatine the authoritative residence of Mr. Tejashwi Yadav successful Patna.
Mr. Lalu Prasad, erstwhile Chief Minister Rabri Devi, Lok Sabha subordinate Misa Bharti, and erstwhile RJD State president Jagdanand Singh were besides present.
The enactment fielded 143 candidates, with the information papers of 1 campaigner rejected. At the meeting, each candidates but 1 were present, including the 25 recently elected MLAs.
“During the reappraisal meeting, each the leaders agreed that determination was choler among the radical against the incumbent authorities of Nitish Kumar. The mandate radical person fixed is hard to digest, not for america but for the communal radical of the State,” RJD spokesperson and campaigner from Hilsa, Shakti Singh Yadav, who mislaid the election, said, speaking astir the meeting.
“During the meeting, Lalu Prasad-ji announced that a escaped manus beryllium fixed to Tejashwi Yadav-ji to instrumentality decisions for the party. Lalu-ji besides said that determination would beryllium nary involution from extracurricular oregon wrong the family,” Mr. Shakti Singh Yadav said.
Ramanuj Prasad, who mislaid against the BJP’s Vinay Kumar Singh, said that Mr. Tejashwi Yadav spoke to each campaigner and took their feedback. Senior leaders of the enactment besides suggested taking up a ineligible conflict and approaching the courts against the predetermination results, Mr. Ramanuj Prasad said.
Rakesh Raushan, the sitting RJD MLA who mislaid successful the Mahua Assembly spot against the Lok Janshakti Party-Ram Vilas campaigner Sanjay Kumar Singh, said that ideology had been murdered, and votes had been purchased by giving ₹10,000 to women voters.
Winning RJD MLA Narendra Kumar Singh alias Bogo Singh from Matihani Assembly spot echoed the aforesaid sentiment, asserting that erstwhile radical were casting their vote, ‘Jeevika Didi votes’ were being purchased by transferring crores of rupees into the accounts of beneficiaries of the scheme, and the Election Commission of India did not instrumentality immoderate announcement of it.
In the precocious concluded Assembly election, the RJD-led Indian National Developmental, Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) performed severely by winning lone 35 seats. The RJD won lone 25 seats, perchance the party’s worst show since 2010, erstwhile the enactment had won 22 seats.
Sources successful the RJD said that the choler among section leaders who were dropped, mistakes successful summons distribution, and successful the enactment of candidates were besides discussed during the reappraisal meeting.
Many RJD leaders openly said that the enactment had wasted a batch of clip protesting against the Special Intensive Revision (SIR). Some suggested that the aforesaid vigor could person been utilized for connecting with the radical connected the ground.
Earlier successful the day, respective enactment workers protested against Sanjay Yadav, governmental advisor to Mr. Tejashwi Yadav, extracurricular Mr. Lalu Prasad’s residence, and held him liable for the party’s mediocre performance. The gathering lasted for respective hours, and Mr. Tejashwi Yadav near the venue without speaking to the media.
