- By Shibra Arshad
- Tue, 04 Nov 2025 06:20 PM (IST)
- Source:JND
Bihar Assembly Election 2025: In a dramatic turn ahead of the first phase of the Bihar assembly election 2025, Lalu Yadav's elder son, Tej Pratap Yadav, who was disowned by his father and expelled from both family and party for six years, has challenged his brother Tejashwi in the battleground of Bihar. Tej Pratap Yadav said that there is 'no brother in the battleground, only enemy'.
Tej Pratap Yadav, who formed his political party, the Janshakti Janata Dal, with a blackboard as its poll symbol, is contesting the upcoming election on 22 assembly seats.
Known for his off-the-cuff remarks, Tej Pratap Yadav was suspended from the party and expelled from the family for six years, over a controversial Facebook post.
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Tej Pratap Yadav’s newly formed party is directly challenging the RJD on multiple seats. In Mahua, he is contesting against the incumbent RJD MLA Mukesh Kumar Raushan. The rivalry intensifies in Raghopur, a seat once held by his parents, Lalu Prasad Yadav and Rabri Devi, where his party has nominated Prem Kumar to take on his younger brother, Tejashwi Yadav.
When questioned why he was campaigning against his brother in Raghopur, a RJD bastion, Tej Pratap answered, "Tejashwi should not have gone to Mahua. He went once, I have come twice." Tej Pratap made two trips to Raghopur amid the high-voltage campaign.
Tej Pratap, who often invokes mythological characters in his statements, exclaimed a shloka from the Mahabharata after landing in Raghopur. "We have to establish Dharma. It has passed into the wrong hands. So Lord Krishna has reincarnated in Raghopur."
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Drawing a Mahabharata reference, Tej Pratap said, "This is a battleground. There is no brother, no nephew, only the enemy."