Bihar elections: 'Will not contest polls without CM face', says Tejashwi Yadav

Bihar Election 2025 news: Tejashwi Yadav and Rahul Gandhi during the recently concluded Voter Adhikar Yatra.

Ahead of the Bihar Assembly elections, former Deputy Chief Minister and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav said that the Mahagathbandhan will not contest the Bihar assembly election without a Chief Ministerial face.

In an interview with NDTV, Tejashwi took a dig at the ruling party and said, "Are we the BJP that we do not have any faces? We definitely will not contest the elections without projecting a Chief Ministerial face."

He made the remarks during the recently concluded Voter Adhikar Yatra, carried out across Bihar alongside Congress leader Rahul Gandhi.

On Friday, Yadav said hat he is here for "new politics", reiterating his call for a politics of development, excluding caste and religion.

Sharing visuals from his rallies ahead of the Bihar Assembly elections, the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader said that he is here for politics of "development, improvement, prosperity, and industries".

"I have come to do new politics. Where there is no talk of caste and religion, but rather of development, improvement, prosperity, and industries in every sector. There is a discussion on increasing per capita income and per capita investment in Bihar. Where positivity, creativity, progressiveness, and qualitative change form the basis of politics," Yadav said, ANI reported.

The RJD leader, who has launched a state-wide campaign ahead of the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections, posted videos from his recent rallies, including one in Khagaria district. He claimed that the present political battle in Bihar is a struggle for the future of the youth and farmers.

Taking a swipe at Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, Tejashwi alleged that the CM is disconnected from the aspirations of Bihar's youth and is surrounded by "retired officers" and "tired leaders."

"The youth of Bihar have united for change, rights, and economic revolution. A Chief Minister who is not aware of the dreams, expectations, and hopes of the youth cannot formulate policies that are beneficial for them. Such a Chief Minister who is surrounded by retired officers and tired leaders can never understand the aspirations of students and youth," Tejashwi Yadav wrote in an X post.

The Mahagathbandhan, led by Congress and RJD, is gearing up to challenge the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA), which comprises the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Janata Dal (United) [JD(U)], in the upcoming state elections scheduled for later this year.

(With inputs from ANI)