Overview
- A video from Patna airport shows Tejashwi Yadav acknowledging a YouTuber as Tej Pratap stands nearby without exchanging words, underscoring the brothers’ estrangement.
- Tej Pratap is contesting Mahua under his new Janshakti Janata Dal against RJD’s sitting MLA Mukesh Kumar Raushan and LJP(RV) candidate Sanjay Singh, with polling on November 6.
- Following his expulsion, Lalu Prasad Yadav said Tej Pratap had ignored moral values, and Tej Pratap has rejected reconciliation, saying he would choose death over returning to the RJD.
- Tej Pratap’s election affidavit lists eight pending criminal cases, including charges of rioting and attempt to murder, and declares total assets of about Rs 2.88 crore.
- Tejashwi Yadav leads the Mahagathbandhan as its chief ministerial face from Raghopur, while Tej Pratap’s JJD has fielded candidates in 22 constituencies, including a challenger in Raghopur.