Tejaswi Yadav, Lalu Yadav’s First Timer Son, May be Deputy Chief Minister

Mangalore Today News Network

Patna Nov 20, 2015 :  Tejaswi Prasad Yadav won his first election on the day he turned 26. Two weeks later, he is set to become Bihar’s deputy chief minister, say sources. What qualifies the political rookie, who has only finished class 9, for the post is his last name.

 

 

Tejaswi is the son and political heir of Lalu Prasad Yadav, who made a triumphant political comeback in this year’s Bihar election with his Rashtriya Janata Dal or RJD winning 80 of the state’s 243 seats. More than the 71 that partner Janata Dal-United of Nitish Kumar got.

Nitish Kumar will today take oath as Bihar chief minister along with his new council of ministers. 12 ministers each from the RJD and JD(U) and four from the Congress will be sworn in today, sources said. Among them also, Tej Pratap, Lalu Yadav’s older son, who turns 28 tomorrow.


But the spotlight is on Tejaswi, who sources in the RJD say is the more politically astute; to pave the way for a big role in the Nitish Kumar cabinet, he will be named the leader of the Rashtriya Janata Dal or RJD’s legislature party.

He says he is ready. "If someone makes me a minister why will I not become one?" Tejaswi had told NDTV.

Lalu Yadav, who cannot contest elections or hold public office after being convicted in a corruption case, is said to have pushed for the deputy chief minister’s post for his son. Years earlier he had installed his wife Rabri Devi, a complete political novice, as the chief minister of Bihar.

If Tejaswi, a former cricketer who played in the Indian Premier League, becomes deputy chief minister today, he will have to play on a far more complex pitch.

And will have to fill big shoes. The last man to hold the post of Nitish Kumar’s deputy was the seasoned Bharatiya Janata Party leader Sushil Modi, known to be a good administrator. Two years ago Mr Kumar dumped the BJP, an ally for 17 years.  

Tejaswi studied till class 9 in the capital’s Delhi Public School, Mathura Road. His election affidavit says he has moveable assets of over one crore and does not own a car.

 

Courtesy:NDTV