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Lalu Yadav Seeks to Contain Family Rift as RJD MLAs Reaffirm Tejashwi as Legislature Leader

The move follows Rohini Acharya’s exit from politics over allegations against Tejashwi Yadav’s aides.

Overview

  • At a legislators' meeting in Patna, Lalu Prasad Yadav called the dispute an internal matter and said, "I am here to handle it."
  • The RJD caucus unanimously selected Tejashwi Yadav to lead the party in the assembly following the electoral setback.
  • Rohini Acharya said she was humiliated and threatened, named aides Sanjay Yadav and Rameez Nemat Khan, and announced she was stepping away from politics.
  • Expelled RJD leader Tej Pratap Yadav, now with the JJD, warned "traitors" who "insulted" Rohini would "pay the price" and urged his father to act.
  • The turmoil follows the Bihar election in which the NDA won 202 seats, the Grand Alliance 35, and the RJD 25 in the 243-member assembly.