The Opposition INDIA bloc on Thursday declared Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader and former Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav as its Chief Ministerial candidate for the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections. The announcement was made at a joint press conference in Patna.

Senior Congress leader Ashok Gehlot, who is also the senior observer for the Bihar polls, made the announcement. "I have talked to everyone, and we have agreed to make Tejashwi Yadav as the CM face," Gehlot said.

"Tejashwi Yadav has a long political career ahead of him, and he will get the approval of the people," he added. Gehlot also announced that VIP founder Mukesh Sahni would be the Deputy Chief Ministerial face of the alliance, with another Deputy CM to be announced later.

The decision to project Tejashwi Yadav as

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