Tejashwi Yadav Named Opposition’s CM Candidate in Bihar, Pledges to Uproot NDA Govt

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New Delhi: Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav has been officially declared the chief ministerial candidate of the opposition’s Mahagathbandhan ahead of the high-stakes Bihar Assembly elections. The announcement came on Thursday at a joint press conference in Patna, where Congress veteran Ashok Gehlot confirmed Tejashwi’s selection after weeks of deliberations within the opposition bloc over seat-sharing.

Gehlot described Tejashwi as “young” and “committed”, asserting that the Mahagathbandhan had chosen him to lead the alliance’s challenge against the incumbent NDA government. Taking a swipe at

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