Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary on Thursday claimed that Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) "tortured" Congress and other parties in the Mahagathbandhan to declare Tejashwi Yadav as the Chief Ministerial candidate of the alliance for the upcoming Assembly polls.
Earlier on Thursday, Senior Congress leader Ashok Gehlot declared Tejashwi Yadav as the Chief Ministerial candidate for the upcoming Assembly elections in Bihar.
Congress leader and Senior Election Observer for the AICC, Ashok Gehlot, on Thursday defended Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Tejashwi Yadav as the Mahagathbandhan's Chief Ministerial face after BJP questioned his credibility over charges framed against him in the IRCTC Hotel Tender case.
Earlier today, Senior Congress leader Ashok Gehlot declared Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav as the Chief Ministerial candidate for the assembly elections in Bihar, scheduled to be held in two phases on November 6 and 11.
Earlier today, Senior Congress leader Ashok Gehlot declared Tejashwi Yadav as the Chief Ministerial candidate for the assembly elections in Bihar, scheduled to be held in two phases on November 6 and 11.
With the Bihar Assembly elections nearing, senior Congress leader Ashok Gehlot on Thursday said that it was "natural for Tejashwi Yadav to be the Mahagathbandhan's Chief Ministerial face", adding that top leaders, including Rahul Gandhi, had him in mind for the role.
Amid speculations that Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav may be projected as the chief ministerial face of the Mahagathbandhan alliance, Janata Dal (United) leader Rajeev Ranjan Prasad dismissed the move, asserting it would not bolster the opposition's prospects in the upco
n a strong endorsement ahead of Bihar's upcoming assembly elections, CPI(ML) Liberation general secretary Dipankar Bhattacharya on Wednesday reaffirmed that Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav remains the unchallenged chief ministerial candidate for the opposition Mahagathban
Chirag Paswan-led Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) on Saturday attacked the Mahagathbandhan over reports of Tejashwi Yadav as Bihar's Chief Ministerial candidate, saying even the alliance has not confirmed it.
Shiv Sena (UBT) MP Priyanka Chaturvedi, on the Bihar Mahagathbandhan's chief ministerial candidate, said Tejashwi Yadav, a "very popular candidate" and former deputy chief minister, should be declared the Chief Ministerial candidate.
Congress MP from Katihar, Tariq Anwar, said "no harm" in announcing Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav as Mahagathbandhan's Chief Ministerial candidate ahead of the Bihar Assembly elections.