Tejashwi Yadav is a very good boy, can lead after he grows older: Uma Bharti

BJP leader Uma Bharti has praised RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav and said he will prove to be a good leader when he gets older. However, Uma Bharti also said that had he come to power now, it would have been Lalu Prasad helming the Bihar government instead of the young leader.

Speaking to a group of reporters in Bhopal following NDA’s win in Bihar elections, Uma Bharti said, “Tejashwi is a very good boy. But Bihar was saved by the skin of its teeth because he wouldn't have been able to run the state. Lalu would have ultimately been at the helm pushing Bihar back into jungle raj. Tejashwi can lead but after he grows older.”

Tejashwi Yadav has managed to make RJD the single-largest party in the 243-member Bihar assembly, but failed short of crossing the halfway mark.