A major rift has surfaced within the Lalu Prasad Yadav family following the Rashtriya Janata Dal’s poor performance in the Bihar Assembly elections. On Saturday, Lalu’s daughter Rohini Acharya announced on X that she was quitting politics and ending ties with her family.

She wrote,

I am leaving politics and breaking ties with my family. Sanjay Yadav and Ramiz had asked me to do this, and I am taking all the blame on myself.

The RJD won only 25 seats in this election, a steep fall from the 75, it secured in 2020. Tej Pratap Yadav lost by nearly 50,000 votes, while Tejashwi Yadav managed to retain his seat after a close contest.

The election results intensified the internal conflict, especially over the role of RJD MP Sanjay Yadav. A day earlier, Tej Pratap had also posted that 'Jaichand

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