Bihar Elections 2025: Lalu Yadavs Son, Tej Pratap Yadav, Says He Will Contest From Mahua

Former Bihar minister and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Yadav on Saturday announced that he would contest the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections as an independent candidate. The announcement came after he was expelled from the RJD and his family by former Bihar CM and party chief Lalu Prasad Yadav.

The estranged elder son Tej Pratap Yadav will contest as an independent from Mahua, the seat from where he contested in the 2015 state elections and was elected as an MLA. He was appointed as a minister in Nitish Kumar's Cabinet and served till 2017. The seat is now represented by Mukesh Kumar Raushan, while Tej Pratap represents the Hasanpur Assembly seat.

"Team Tej Pratap Yadav is a platform to reach the people... This time, Uncle (Nitish Kumar) will not become the Chief Minister. Whoever's government is formed, if they talk about youth, employment, education, and health, Tej Pratap Yadav will stand with them with full strength. We will contest the election from Mahua; there are many opponents, they have started to feel the itch," Yadav was quoted as saying by news agency ANI.