Rashtriya Janata Dal(RJD) leader and newly elected MLA from Raghopur, Tejashwi Yadav, has been elected as the Leader of Opposition in the Bihar Legislative Assembly. The decision was taken after a meeting of RJD MLAs at Tejashwi Yadav’s residence in Patna.
The meeting was convened to review the Mahagathbandhan’s big defeat in the Bihar elections, where the coalition suffered a crushing loss to the NDA. The NDA secured 202 of the 243 seats in the Bihar Assembly, while the Mahagathbandhan managed only 35, with the RJD winning just 25.
Tejashwi’s close aide, Sanjay Yadav—whom Lalu Prasad’s daughter Rohini Acharya has blamed for the party’s poor performance—was also present at the meeting. After extensive discussions, the defeat was attributed to “EVM hacking” and the Election Commission’s “biased” approach.
No discussion was held regarding Rohini Acharya, who recently cut ties with her family, accusing Tejashwi and his close associates of “abusing” her and “throwing” her out of the house.
Lalu family’s pandemonium
In a series of emotional posts shared on X on Sunday, Rohini Acharya said she was “cursed” for giving her father a “dirty kidney”. She claimed she had now been left feeling “orphaned”.
Acharya, who is 47, advised married women not to risk their own lives for their fathers if there is a son in the family. She added that she hoped no family would ever witness a daughter enduring what she has faced.
Her remarks came a day after she announced her resignation from the Rashtriya Janata Dal and declared she was cutting ties with her family. She blamed her brother, Tejashwi Yadav, and two of his close associates—RJD MP Sanjay Yadav and Rameez, for the party’s heavy defeat in the recent Bihar elections. She also claimed that a slipper was hurled at her when she brought up the issue and sought accountability.
BJP slams Tejashwi Yadav
Leaders from the NDA responded sharply on Monday, criticising Tejashwi Yadav over what they described as poor treatment of women within his own family. They questioned the sincerity of his promises to improve governance and create a better future for Bihar.
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