Overview
- RJD MLAs met at Tejashwi Yadav’s Patna residence and unanimously chose him to head the legislature party, qualifying him as Leader of Opposition by meeting the 25-seat threshold.
- Lalu Prasad Yadav publicly endorsed Tejashwi’s leadership and said he would have a free hand in party decisions, urging unity within the organisation.
- Leaders reviewed the defeat and flagged weak outreach to women and young voters, candidate selection missteps, and time diverted to SIR protests as key failings.
- Several RJD figures alleged vote-buying through cash payments to women and transfers to Jeevika beneficiaries and said the party may pursue legal challenges, accusing the ECI of inaction.
- The INDIA bloc managed 35 seats in total as Tejashwi retained Raghopur by 14,532 votes over the BJP’s Satish Kumar, while Congress leader Udit Raj separately alleged ECI-BJP manipulation in the count.