Tej Pratap announces candidature of Misa, holds roadshow

Tej Pratap Yadav, the elder son of Lalu Prasad, on Thursday announced out of turn that his eldest sister Misa Bharti will contest the Lok Sabha election from Pataliputra seat.

Tej Pratap also held a road show in parts of the seat that was carved out in the 2008 delimitation and is seen as a prestige issue for the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) as both Lalu Prasad and Bharti have unsuccessfully contested from there.

Tej Pratap's announcement at his daily 'Janata Durbar' held at the RJD headquarters is likely to ruffle the feathers of the Grand Alliance partners which included Congress and Upendra Kushwaha's Rashtriya Lok Samta Party (RLSP).

The statement also gains significance as none of the political parties, including the RJD, have come out with their lists of candidates for the general elections yet.

Responding to a query on the wish expressed by Bhai Virendra, the party's MLA from Maner which falls under Pataliputra, to contest the parliamentary seat, Tej Pratap said: "What stature does he have? None but Misa didi will contest the seat."