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Tejashwi Yadav

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Tejashwi Prasad Yadav (born 9 November 1989) is an Indian politician from Bihar and the national working president of the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD). The younger son of former Chief Ministers Lalu Prasad Yadav and Rabri Devi, he has represented Raghopur in the Bihar Legislative Assembly since 2015 and has twice served as Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar in governments led by Ni

Tejashwi Yadav
Wiki & Bios
  • Native Name :

    Tejashwi Yadav

  • Nickname :

    Na

  • Born :

    09 Nov

  • Birth Place :

    Gopalganj, Bihar, India

  • Occupation :

    Politician, Former Cricketer

  • Spouse Name :

    Rajshree Yadav

  • Year Active :

    2015 – present

  • Party :

    Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD)

  • Designation :

    National Working President, RJD; MLA, Raghopur

  • Area :

    Raghopur, Vaishali, Bihar

  • Organization :

    Bihar Legislative Assembly

  • Marital Status:

    Married

  • Zodiac Sign:

    Scorpio

  • Figure Mesurement:

    Indian Rupees

  • TV Serials:

    Na

  • Religion:

    Na

  • Twitter:

    https://x.com/yadavtejashwi

  • Nationality:

    Indian

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Career

Cricket (2008–2013)

  • Part of the Delhi Daredevils IPL squad from 2008 to 2012, but did not play a match.
  • Played for Jharkhand in 2009–10: one first-class, two List A and four T20 matches, as a middle-order batter and right-arm bowler. He stopped playing in 2013.

First term and Deputy CM (2015–2017)

  • 2015: Elected MLA from Raghopur, the family's traditional seat.
  • 20 November 2015 – 26 July 2017: Deputy Chief Minister in the RJD–JD(U)–Congress government under Nitish Kumar, handling road construction, building construction and backward-class development, among other departments. The alliance ended when Nitish Kumar returned to the NDA in July 2017.

Leader of the Opposition and 2020 election

  • Became Leader of the Opposition in the Bihar Assembly in 2017 and the RJD's de facto leader while his father was away from active politics.
  • 2020: As the Mahagathbandhan's chief ministerial candidate, campaigned on jobs and promised 10 lakh government jobs. The RJD won 75 seats, the most of any party, but the alliance (110 seats) fell short of a majority. He retained Raghopur by about 38,000 votes.

Second term as Deputy CM (2022–2024)

  • 10 August 2022 – 28 January 2024: Deputy Chief Minister again after Nitish Kumar rejoined the Mahagathbandhan, with charge of health, road construction, urban development and rural development.
  • The government ended when Nitish Kumar returned to the NDA in January 2024, and he again became Leader of the Opposition.

2025 election and party leadership

  • August 2025: Took part with Rahul Gandhi in the Voter Adhikar Yatra across Bihar, raising concerns about the revision of electoral rolls.
  • November 2025: Led the Mahagathbandhan as CM candidate; the alliance won 35 of 243 seats and the RJD 25, its lowest tally. He won Raghopur for the third time, defeating the BJP's Satish Kumar by 14,532 votes.
  • 25 January 2026: Appointed the RJD's first-ever national working president at the party's national executive meeting in Patna, with the powers of the party president.

Awards & Achievements

  • Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar – twice (2015–2017, 2022–2024)
  • MLA from Raghopur – three consecutive terms (2015, 2020, 2025)
  • Led the RJD to 75 seats in 2020, the single largest party in the Bihar Assembly
  • First national working president of the RJD (2026)
  • Played first-class, List A and T20 cricket for Jharkhand

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References

  1. "Tejashwi Yadav", Wikipedia. Link
  2. "Bihar: Tejashwi Yadav appointed RJD's national working president", Scroll.in, 25 Jan 2026. Link
  3. "Raghopur Election Result 2025: Tejashwi Yadav wins, defeats BJP's Satish Kumar by over 14,500 votes", Zee Business. Link
  4. "Land-for-jobs scam: Delhi court frames charges against Lalu Prasad Yadav, Tejashwi Yadav", Scroll.in, Jan 2026. Link
  5. "IRCTC Hotels Case: Delhi Court Orders Money Laundering Charges Against Lalu, Rabri, Tejashwi", LawBeat, 2026. Link
  6. "Delhi High Court issues notice on Tejashwi Yadav's plea against framing of charges in IRCTC scam case", LawBeat. Link
  7. "SC quashes defamation case against Tejashwi, RJD leader says he holds Gujaratis in great esteem", The Week, 13 Feb 2024. Link
  8. Profile image: illustrated avatar created by Infopedia.

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