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Tejashwi Yadav named leader of Mahagathbandhan in Bihar Assembly

Lawmakers of the opposition Mahagathbandhan' in Bihar on Saturday unanimously elected Tejashwi Yadav of the RJD as the coalition's leader in the state legislature. The decision was taken at a meeting hosted by Yadav here ahead of the five-day session of the legislature, beginning on Monday, during which all the newly elected members of the 243-strong assembly will be sworn in. Talking to reporters after the meeting, RJD MLA Bhai Virendra said, Tejashwi Yadav has been elected leader of the Mahagathbandhan' in the state legislature. Of course, he will also be leader of our party in the assembly. Congress MLC Samir Kumar Singh, who is also a working president of the party's state unit, said "the decision on Tejashwi Yadav was unanimous. We have sufficient numbers, and he shall be the leader of the opposition as well". The Mahagathbandhan' was decimated in the recent assembly polls, which saw the ruling NDA retaining power by bagging 202 seats. "At the meeting, members of both Houses

'Hope new govt meets aspirations': Tejashwi as Nitish Kumar takes CM oath

Tejashwi Yadav congratulated Nitish Kumar on becoming CM again and said he hopes the new NDA government will fulfil its promises and work for the needs and expectations of the people

Nitish Kumar to be sworn in as Bihar CM for 10th time on November 20

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Newly elected RJD MLAs name Tejashwi Yadav as legislature party leader

Newly elected RJD MLAs on Monday named Tejashwi Yadav as the legislature party leader. The RJD won 25 out of the 143 seats it contested in the assembly elections. RJD spokesperson Shakti Singh said, Tejashwi Yadav was elected as RJD's legislature party leader by the newly elected MLAs. Party president Lalu Prasad and senior leaders such as Rabri Devi, Misa Bharti and Jagdanand Singh were present at the meeting, he said. Yadav, the leader of the opposition in the outgoing assembly, was the chief ministerial candidate of the Mahagathbandhan in the polls.

Rabri Devi's brother backs Rohini, calls Sanjay Yadav, Rameez 'outsiders'

RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav's daughter, Rohini Acharya, has decided to quit politics and disown the family, Tejashwi Yadav, and his close aides, Sanjay Yadav and Rameez, for asking her to leave

Inside the Lalu family feud: Who are Sanjay Yadav and Rameez Nemat Khan?

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Bihar election results HIGHLIGHTS: NDA leaders meet Nitish Kumar over govt formation

Bihar Assembly election results 2025 LIVE updates: The NDA has pulled ahead in the early trends, with the Mahagathbandhan trailing in second position, show data from ECI

NDA's Bihar encore: Task cut out for RJD; Cong stares at existential crisis

Congress posted one of its weakest-ever results in Bihar, prompting PM Modi to forecast a split, while RJD too failed to widen its caste coalition despite a strong vote share and young-voter outreach

Bihar election results: Key candidates — Who won, who lost?

The NDA has secured a historic landslide win in the Bihar Assembly Elections 2025. Here are the top leaders and high-profile candidates who shaped the contest, and where they stand

Raghopur Assembly election results: Tejashwi Yadav wins by 14,532 votes

The Raghopur seat is seeing a triangular contest between Tejashwi Yadav (RJD), Satish Kumar (BJP) and Chanchal Singh (Jan Suraaj Party)

Bihar election results: NDA nears historic sweep echoing the 2010 landslide

Bihar election results 2025 show the NDA heading towards a decisive mandate, with trends mirroring the historic 2010 sweep when the JD(U)-BJP alliance won 206 of 243 Assembly seats

Tejashwi Yadav rejects Bihar exit polls, confident INDIA bloc will win

RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Wednesday dismissed the exit poll predictions that the NDA would return to power in Bihar, claiming that such forecasts were made at the "direction" of the BJP's top leadership. Addressing a press conference here, he also exuded confidence that the opposition INDIA bloc will form the government in the state. Exit polls are nothing. These forecasts have been made at the direction of the BJP's top leadership," the RJD leader alleged. The exit polls conducted by various organisations on Tuesday predicted a return of the NDA government in the state, a poor show for the opposition 'Mahagathbandhan' (INDIA bloc in local parlance), and a disappointing performance for former poll strategist Prashant Kishor's Jan Suraaj Party. The INDIA bloc is going to form the government with a thumping majority. High turnout of voters in the Bihar assembly polls indicates that people want a change in government. They voted in favour of 'Mahagathbandhan' (INDIA bloc in local .

Bihar needs result, respect, rise, not hollow rhetoric: Tejashwi Yadav

RJD leader and INDIA bloc's chief ministerial candidate Tejashwi Yadav on Tuesday said that through the "record voting" in the first phase of Bihar elections, people have given a direct message that they want "result" and not "jumla (hollow rhetoric)". The RJD leader, in a long X post on the day of the second phase of voting, said, "All that the people have got from the NDA government is assurances, slogans, rhetoric, and empty promises. People of Bihar can no longer stand these, not even for a second." He claimed that the INDIA bloc has, over the past few years, worked hard to design a development policy for Bihar, which is "inclusive in nature and caters to every class, caste, religion, and community". He said that the people have "annulled the dirty tricks of the NDA" meant to mislead them. Tejashwi said, "My dream is the same as yours. Your pain is the same as mine. Our goals are the same, which no outsider to Bihar can truly understand." "It's already too late. In the last 20

Bihar polls Phase-2: 37 million voters set to decide fate of candidates

The concluding phase of Bihar polls on Tuesday will see 1,302 candidates, including several ministers, contesting 122 seats, even as the EC faces opposition criticism over turnout data

Bihar Assembly Elections 2025: What are exit polls and how to read them

Exit polls for Bihar Assembly Elections 2025 will be released after voting ends. Here's what exit polls mean, how they're conducted, and why they often differ from actual results

Tejashwi asks EC why gender-wise voter turnout figures remain undisclosed

On Thursday, the first phase of the assembly elections in Bihar concluded peacefully with a record voter turnout of 65.08 per cent, the highest-ever in the state's history in assembly polls

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As Tejashwi steps into his own political limelight, shades of legacy show

With Sanjay Yadav emerging as a key strategist, Tejashwi reshapes RJD's caste mix and messaging while fending off BJP's "jungle raj" attacks

Bihar elections 2025 updates: RJD supporters hurl slippers at Dy CM's car

Bihar Assembly elections 2025 voting today: Over 37.5 million voters are set to cast their ballots across 121 constituencies in the first phase today. Polling will continue till 5 pm

Tejashwi, Giriraj, Lalan among early voters in 1st phase of Bihar elections

Several senior politicians, including RJD leader and INDIA bloc's CM candidate Tejashwi Yadav and Union minister Giriraj Singh, were among those who cast their votes early during the first phase of the Bihar assembly polls on Thursday. Tejashwi Yadav, along with his family members, including RJD supremo Lalu Prasad, cast his vote at a booth in Veterinary College in Patna. Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Kumar Sinha and Union minister Giriraj Singh cast their votes at respective booths in Lakhisarai, while Union minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh 'Lalan' exercised his franchise in the state capital Patna. State Road Construction Minister Nitin Nabin voted along with his wife Deepmala Srivastava at a polling booth in Patna's Digha assembly segment. Singer-turned-politician, RJD's Khesari Lal Yadav, also exercised his franchise at Ekma in Saran district, while BJP leader Bikhu Bhai Dalsania also cast his vote in the early hours. A politician in Vaishali went to the booth riding a buffalo,