Overview
- At a packed felicitation in Patna, Tejashwi Yadav formally assumed organisational control of the RJD, greeted by drums, flower showers and a silver crown.
- Targeting the NDA government, he called Nitish Kumar the “chief minister of officials, not of the people” and alleged the last Bihar election was tilted by misuse of administrative machinery.
- He claimed authorities were harassing opponents and cited recent incidents in Khagaria and Sheikhpura, including arrests of demonstrators, as evidence of intimidation.
- Outlining his roadmap, he pledged booth-level strengthening, youth mobilisation and a statewide tour after Holi to revive the party’s footprint and counter the ruling bloc.
- He affirmed Lalu Prasad Yadav will remain the party’s ideological guide and announced an RJD programme in Patna on February 17 to mark Karpoori Thakur’s death anniversary.