Rashtriya Janata Dal

In a significant political development in Bihar, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) patriarch Lalu Prasad Yadav has officially named his son, Tejashwi Yadav, as the party's working president. While Lalu Prasad Yadav remains the national president, this appointment grants Tejashwi Yadav greater authority to make organizational decisions. The transition comes in the wake of a major poll debacle where the RJD was reduced to 25 seats, triggering internal friction. The move has drawn sharp criticism from within the family, with Rohini Acharya hitting out at the decision. She remarked, 'Puppet Shreya Dada got the crown,' and suggested that this appointment marks the end of Lalu Prasad Yadav's 'glorious innings' as a towering political figure. The report also highlights previous allegations of physical abuse and public rifts within the family following the election losses. This leadership shift signals a new era for the RJD as it attempts to navigate internal challenges and future electoral battles in Bihar.

In this report, India Today's Law Correspondent Srishti Ojha details a major setback for the Yadav family as a Delhi court orders the framing of charges in the Land for Jobs scam. The court, observing that the Ministry of Railways was used as a 'criminal enterprise' under Lalu Prasad Yadav, directed corruption and conspiracy charges against him, Rabri Devi, and Tejashwi Yadav. Ojha explains that the court found prima facie evidence of a conspiracy where government jobs were exchanged for land parcels. The report notes that 41 accused face charges, with the next procedural step being their plea on guilt.

In a shocking incident reported by India Today’s Shashi Bhushan, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has sparked a massive political row after pulling down the hijab of a woman Ayush doctor, identified as Nusrat Parveen, during an appointment letter distribution event at his 'Samvad' residence in Patna. The viral video shows the Chief Minister gesturing for the removal of the headscarf before pulling it down himself when the doctor hesitated. The incident has drawn sharp condemnation from the Opposition, with the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and Congress calling it a 'vile act' and questioning the CM's mental state. Shashi Bhushan provides ground details on the fallout, noting that the event was telecast live by the CM's office. The Opposition has demanded Nitish Kumar's immediate resignation, terming the act an insult to women and a violation of personal dignity.

In a candid conversation with India Today's Preeti Choudhry, RJD MP Manoj Jha discusses the changing landscape of Indian politics. Jha counters the 'Jungle Raj' narrative often associated with his party, terming it 'propaganda' by a section of the media. He responds to Prashant Kishore's remarks about his Rajya Sabha tenure, asserting that his identity as a teacher and activist exists beyond his parliamentary seat. The RJD leader also expresses concern over the declining quality of parliamentary debates and the 'adversarial' nature of political discourse today.

On this episode of UnPolitics, RJD MP Manoj Jha speaks to Preeti Choudhry about his party's recent electoral defeat in Bihar. Addressing the 'Jungle Raj' narrative, Jha argues that the RJD has been a 'victim of perception management' despite securing a significant vote share. He reflects on his role in politics, stating, 'I didn't come to Parliament to be a minister. I came to Parliament to convey a message.' The Rajya Sabha MP also discusses the emotional toll of political loss, remarking that 'when you lose an election, you become an orphan.' The conversation covers caste privilege, the Election Commission, and the challenges facing the opposition.

In a wide-ranging interview on India Today's 'UnPolitics' with Preeti Choudhry, RJD Rajya Sabha MP and National Spokesperson Manoj Kumar Jha discusses his political career, the 2024 Lok Sabha elections, and the future of the RJD.

In an exclusive interview, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) MP Manoj Jha addresses the party's defeat in the Bihar Assembly elections. Responding to senior leader Shivanand Tiwari's criticism of Tejaswi Yadav's foreign holiday, Jha argues the leader 'earned the holiday' after 18 months of campaigning. He dismisses rumors of a family rift involving Rohini Acharya and clarifies the 'grapevine' about cash transfer promises. Jha also shares a personal revelation about his absence during the polls due to his father's cancer treatment.

This special report covers the seismic rift within the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and the family of its National President, Lalu Prasad Yadav, following a major electoral defeat in Bihar. The internal crisis escalated as Lalu's daughter, Rohini Acharya, publicly accused her brother, Tejashwi Yadav, and his aides of orchestrating the poll loss, leading to allegations of threats and physical assault. In the midst of the turmoil, Rohini Acharya stated, 'I don't have a family. Go and ask Sanjay, Rameez and Tejaswi YadaMs.8 I don't have a family. They have thrown me out of the family'. Despite the explosive family feud, Lalu Prasad Yadav has endorsed Tejashwi's leadership of the party.

This special report covers a major development within the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), where party president Lalu Prasad Yadav has designated his son, Tejashwi Yadav, as his successor. The announcement was made during a party meeting in Patna, following the RJD's worst-ever electoral performance, securing only 25 of the 143 seats it contested. The report also details a severe internal conflict playing out publicly, with Lalu Yadav's daughter, Rohini Acharya, launching accusations against Sanjay Yadav, a close political advisor to Tejashwi. The report notes that Rohini Acharya has levelled 'very very serious personal abuses and charges' against Sanjay Yadav and others in Tejashwi's inner circle.

A feud within the family of Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) President Lalu Prasad Yadav has intensified, with his daughter Rohini Acharya making serious allegations against her brother and former Bihar Deputy Chief Minister, Tejashwi Yadav. The conflict, which includes claims of physical assault and insults, has seen other family members like Tej Pratap Yadav publicly supporting his sister Rohini, while RJD veteran Shivanand Tiwari has criticised Lalu Yadav's handling of the situation. Rohini Acharya stated, 'My sister, my mother, my father are with me.'

This special report covers the political fallout within the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) after a significant defeat in the Bihar Assembly elections. The focus is on Lalu Prasad Yadav's daughter, Rohini Acharya, who has announced she is quitting politics and disowning her family, taking responsibility for the party's performance. She has publicly pointed to Sanjay Yadav, a Rajya Sabha MP and a key aide to her brother Tejashwi Yadav, as being instrumental in her decision. The report includes a critic's statement that 'The people of Bihar have said goodbye to this family, because they have no vision, no thought, no intention'. The programme also touches on the reaction from the BJP, which is criticising the RJD leadership over the escalating family feud.

This special report details the escalating public feud within the family of Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) Supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav, following the party's significant losses in the Bihar polls. His daughter, Rohini Acharya, has levelled serious allegations against her brother Tejashwi Yadav and his aides, claiming she was humiliated and physically threatened. The dispute has drawn in other family members, with elder brother Tej Pratap Yadav supporting Rohini, while recalling his own past conflicts with the family. The report also revisits prior allegations of mistreatment made by Tej Pratap's estranged wife, Aishwarya Rai, who had stated, 'They are the lawmakers. They are breaking the basic human right.'

This special report covers the escalating family feud within the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) following a significant election defeat in Bihar. The conflict centres on Lalu Prasad Yadav's daughter, Rohini Acharya, and her brother, Tejashwi Yadav. Acharya has publicly made serious allegations of mistreatment, humiliation, and assault against Tejashwi and his close aides, Sanjay Yadav and Rameez, after she questioned the party's poor performance. In an emotional statement, Rohini Acharya clarified her position, stating, 'I only took my brother out of the house. My mother, my father are with me'. The report details her claims that she was forced to leave her parents' home in Patna and highlights the broader political fallout, including criticism from the BJP.

This special report focuses on the widening internal feud within the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), as party National Vice President Shivanand Tiwari criticises RJD President Lalu Prasad Yadav and his son, Tejashwi Yadav. The report highlights Tiwari's accusation that Lalu Yadav is acting like the blind king Dhritarashtra from the Mahabharata, blinded by his love and chief ministerial ambitions for his son, Tejashwi. Tiwari claims that Tejashwi was not focused on ground-level political battles and ignored his advice. The segment explores the growing speculation and discord within the party following recent election results that were not in Tejashwi's favour. The report notes that Tiwari has compared 'Lalu Prasad Yadav, in the love of Tejashwi Yadav, in his son's love, in Mahabharata, there was a situation with Dhritarashtra and Duryodhana. The same situation is present in Lalu family.'

This special report covers the escalating feud within the family of Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) President Lalu Prasad Yadav. The focus is on Tej Pratap Yadav coming to the defence of his sister, Rohini Acharya, following her public allegations of humiliation by a camp that includes her brother Tejashwi Yadav and his aide, Sanjay Yadav. The developments follow Rohini Acharya's recent announcement to quit politics. Tej Pratap Yadav has come out to say the 'consequences of injustice will be dire'. The report details Tej Pratap's response, where he warns the 'Jaichands' within the family and party, a reference interpreted by the reporter as being aimed at Sanjay Yadav. The rift is described as a fight for honour rather than a political dispute, highlighting the deep personal divisions that have surfaced.

This special report covers the escalating family feud within the family of Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) President Lalu Prasad Yadav, focusing on his daughter, Rohini Acharya. Following a significant electoral defeat for the RJD and its Mahagathbandhan alliance in Bihar, Acharya released an emotional social media post detailing the pain of being allegedly berated over the kidney she donated to her father. The transcript highlights her raw emotional state and her decision to dissociate from the family. In her post, Acharya stated, 'yesterday I was cursed at and told that I am dirty and that I got my father to have my dirty kidney transplanted into him, took crores of rupees, bought a ticket and then got that dirty kidney put in.' The report delves into the bitterness of the internal conflict, which has now become public, revealing deep fissures within the prominent political family.

This special report focuses on the escalating family feud within Bihar's Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) following a significant poll debacle. Lalu Prasad Yadav's daughter, Rohini Acharya, has announced she is quitting politics and her family, alleging severe humiliation after she questioned the party's performance and the role of her brother, Tejashwi Yadav, and his aides. The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has seized on the controversy, with Bihar State President Dilip Jaiswal condemning the incident. Jaiswal stated, 'The kind of incident that happened with that daughter, the whole of Bihar has been humiliated'.

This special report covers the political turmoil within Bihar's Rashtriya Janata Dal after Rohini Acharya, daughter of party chief Lalu Prasad Yadav, quit politics and disowned her family following a crushing election defeat. The programme details her allegations against Tejashwi Yadav's aides, Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Yadav and Rameez, whom she accuses of orchestrating her ouster and subjecting her to abuse. The report contextualises this event by revisiting previous family rifts involving Lalu's son Tej Pratap Yadav and his ex-wife Aishwarya Rai. It highlights the severe infighting plaguing the RJD after its seat tally in the Bihar Assembly elections plummeted to just 25. Rohini Acharya stated, 'Nahi mera koi parivar nahi hai abhi ye jaakar ke AAP Sanjay rameez tejaswi Yadav se puchhiye'.

This special report covers the announcement by Rohini Acharya, daughter of former Bihar Chief Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav, that she is quitting politics and disowning her family. Her decision follows a major electoral defeat for the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) in the Bihar Assembly elections. Acharya specifically named Tejashwi Yadav, Sanjay Yadav, and Rameez in her statements, questioning why the party faced such a failure. At the Patna airport, she told reporters, 'I don't have a family. You should go and ask Tejashwi Yadav, Sanjay Yadav, and Rameez. They are the ones who threw me out of the family.'

This special report covers the political turmoil within the Rashtriya Janata Dal following a crushing defeat in the Bihar assembly polls, where the party's seat tally dropped to just 24. The crisis was triggered by Lalu Prasad Yadav's daughter, Rohini Acharya, who announced she is quitting politics and disowning her family. Taking full responsibility, she publicly blamed Sanjay Yadav, a Rajya Sabha MP and a key aide to Tejashwi Yadav, along with his associate Rameez, for her decision. The move has created a political storm, with BJP leaders criticising the RJD leadership over the escalating family feud and its impact on the party's stability.