Lalu could sense that the new camaraderie between him and Nitish could well revive his party's fortunes, and so he accepted Nitish as CM. "On November 10, counting of votes will take place. ................................ Advertisement ................................ 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Also Read: What the anatomy of Bihar election reveals about political muscle in the state. We will win with a two-thirds majority," he was quoted as saying by news agency Press Trust of India. This was unprecedented in Bihar politics. Fast forward to 2020 Bihar election. Bihar Election 2020: Follow NDTV for fastest election results, updates and analysis. Lalu went on to become the CM, and even won the next assembly elections in 1995. Rabri Devi allegedly was controlled by her brothers — Sadhu Yadav and Subhash Yadav. The former CM of Bihar, Lalu Prasad Yadav, entered politics as a student leader from Patna University and was elected as the youngest member of the Lok Sabha in 1977 at the age of 29. (Photo: PTI). Even Prime Minister Narendra Modi had dubbed Tejashwi Yadav -- the 31-year-old Chief Ministerial candidate of the RJD, Congress and Left alliance -- as "Jungle Raj ka Yuvraj". When Lalu's daughter was getting married, Sadhu Yadav allegedly took away more than 100 Maruti cars from the Mithila Motors showroom in Patna. The writers are solely responsible for any claims arising out of the contents of this article. Later, exit polls showed that while Tejashwi Yadav got support from the youth, the older adults and senior citizens largely stayed with Nitish Kumar-led NDA. Allies such as the Congress apparently do not realise that Lalu Prasad Yadav's party has rarely benefited whenever it has stitched up an alliance against Nitish Kumar in the past 15 years. Lalu had the almost full support of the 16 per cent Yadav voters in Bihar who had a perception that he patronised them. RJD spokesman Mrityunjay Tiwari said the party's own assessment based on ground-level information is that it will win more seats than predicted in exit polls. RJD was humbled to a mere 22 out of the 243 Assembly seats. NDA Takes The Lead In Bihar In Early Counting, Lalu's Son Tej Pratap Yadav Trails by Swarajya Staff - Nov 10, 2020 04:54 AM Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar (L) with BJP Chief Amit Shah. Expensive jewellery was allegedly picked up from Alankar Jewellers, and the Yadavs refused to pay the bill. The hard-fought Bihar election 2020 ended with a number of lessons for Tejashwi Yadav. Add to this the 17 per cent Muslim voters of Bihar, and it becomes a formidable MY — the Muslim-Yadav — equation. In a tweet today, the party said there should be no use of firecrackers or rowdy behaviour and civility must be maintained towards the rival parties. He was aided by LJP president Chirag Paswan, who much before Tejashwi Yadav picked up the cudgel for a fight in election had been going hammer and tongs against Nitish Kumar. The views and opinions expressed in this article are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect the official policy or position of DailyO.in or the India Today Group. These schemes by finally helped NDA retain its support base among the poor and also the government, and stop the Mahagathbandhan from breaching the Modi-Nitish fort in Bihar. Lalu was gradually and systematically filling this void among Muslim voters. However, things went haywire for Nitish after he decided to go solo in 2014 elections, which reduced his party to just two Lok Sabha seats from 20 seats in 2009. There were regular power cuts as electricity was a luxury and people had no choice. An aggregate of opinion polls indicated that the opposition coalition will win 128 of Bihar's 243 seats and the NDA, 99. Lalu Prasad did not feel the pinch in 1995 election as the polls were already over. Lalu appeased Muslim voters through his gimmicks like handling permanent appointment letters to the Urdu teachers at a huge public gathering at Gandhi Maidan in Patna. They all have serious charges against them including those of murder. LK Advani’s famed Rath Yatra from Somnath to Ayodhya was halted at Samastipur in Bihar when Lalu Yadav was the CM. After this electoral turnaround, Lalu didn't make any fuss in helping Nitish's coronation as CM but got his two politically naïve sons — Tejashwi and Tej Pratap — accommodated in Nitish's cabinet as ministers. It was a gain of a whopping 58 seats for the RJD. At that time, the Mandal Commission report had caused a political earthquake and Lalu threw his weight behind the Mandal report. The Yadavs and Muslims had voted for Raj Kumar Rai in both 2010 and 2015 state polls. Lalu, who was written off by the political pundits, made a massive comeback. When Nitish stepped out of Mahagathbandhan in 2017 to join NDA again on the issue of corruption, Lalu ensured that Tejashwi became the face of the party, and he was appointed as leader of opposition in the Assembly. In the 1990 Bihar Legislative Assembly elections, Janata Dal became the single largest party by winning 122 seats out of 325. This was the era when law and order reached its nadir. Will Nitish be able to get a lease of life by piggybacking on Modi? Lalu's RJD secured 80 of the total 101 seats contested and became the single largest party, while Nitish’s JDU won 71 of the 101 seats contested. Tejashwi Yadav avoided having photographs of Lalu Prasad on the posters of the RJD during election campaign. (Photo: PTI). Through the NDA campaign, multiple references have been made of the "Jungle Raj" -- people were warned against it and told to expect it if the RJD comes to power. Tejashwi Yadav, Lalu Prasad’s son, was addressing a rally in Sasaram in Rohtas district of Bihar.“Laluji ka raaj that toh ghareeb seena taankar baabu saaheb ke saamne chalta tha,” Tejashwi Yadav said to rousing applaud from the supporters in the crowd. The fodder scam was primarily responsible for Lalu’s plight and when Governor AR Kidwai gave permission to the CBI to prosecute Lalu, there was no escape. Nitish was seen as a leader of Kurmi-Koeri castes and Lalu of Yadavs. Here’s what historians say, Covid reinfection confirmed in US man, second bout was more severe, Spotlight On Pangong, China build-up now clear in Depsang, This is a mandate for Nitish Kumar: Bihar Deputy CM Sushil Modi | Exclusive, Bihar verdict: PM Modi to take part in BJP's victory celebrations in Delhi, Nitish Kumar won because of PM Modi: LJP chief Chirag Paswan, WATCH: West Bengal BJP chief Dilip Ghosh threatens TMC cadre at rally, After Arjun Rampal, now NCB summons his girlfriend Gabriella Demetriades, NCB to oppose anticipatory bail plea of Deepika Padukone's manager, People who don't want you to say Jai Shri Ram asking for votes in Bihar: PM Modi in Saharsa, Copyright © 2020 Living Media India Limited. Lalu being the seasoned politician that he is, pounced on this opportunity and extended support to Nitish when CM Manjhi led a coup against Kumar's de facto leadership. Tejashwi Yadav was relentless during election campaign. Kidnapping, extortions and killings were regular, and in fact, kind of institutionalised. "There is a wave in support of Mahagathbandhan and Tejashwi Yadav. He went on to win the Bihar Legislative Assembly election in 1980, and again in 1985 to become the leader of opposition in Bihar assembly. The Rashtriya Janata Dal -- which most exit polls predicted will gain majority in the just-concluded assembly elections in Bihar -- has warned its workers and supporters to maintain discipline on the counting day, whatever the outcome of the election. Lalu Prasad Yadav, Indian politician and government official who in 1997 founded and then served as the longtime president of the Rashtriya Janata Dal political party in Bihar state, India. Tejashwi Yadav is just 31 while Nitish is 69. With Bihar elections underway, it wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say that the power struggle of Bihar is fought by the shishyas of the same guru — JP. Lalu Prasad is serving a jail term in Jharkhand in connection with a corruption case. IMAGE: RJD leader Saied Ali meets Lalu Prasad Yadav (right) at Kelly's Bungalow, the RIMS director's house in Ranchi, on October 23, 2020. Interestingly, RK Singh, the Additional Magistrate who arrested Advani on Lalu’s order, went on to become BJP MP from Aara in 2014 and is currently a Minister of State in the Modi government. After the 2010 Assembly polls, RJD couldn’t even get the leader of opposition post in the Bihar assembly as it could not win even a tenth of seats in the elections. The young guns of RJD: Will the young guns of RJD — Tejashwi Yadav and his elder brother Tej Pratap— be able to pull it off this time? But in contrast, Tejashwi Yadav ended up giving highest number of tickets of all parties to candidates with criminal charges. Janta Party succumbed to the internal rivalry between Socialists and Jan Sanghis within three years of assuming office. The cautionary note from the party comes in the wake of the campaign by the ruling alliance of Nitish Kumar and the BJP, which has kept the spotlight on the law and order issues during the 15-year tenure of Tejashwi Yadav's parents -- Lalu Yadav and Rabri Devi. However, this time, son of a prominent face of the mandal politics (Lalu Prasad) is … A significant chunk of non-Yadav OBCs was also rallying against Lalu. This came in the backdrop of a Nitish-Lalu rift. NDA has managed to take the state out of the shambles after the Lalu Raj, but Nitish’s somersault revived the fortunes of RJD in 2015, and now NDA is up against a rejuvenated RJD. This came as a surprise even to many RJD functionaries. Learn more about his life and career, including his legal troubles. On the last day of the three-phased election, Lalu Prasad made certain remarks about Kurmi-Koeri castes in an informal chat with journalists. The Justice NN Singh Commission also blamed Congress for having an “inbuilt communal bias”. The writer is an educationalist and political analyst teaching at leading civil services coaching institutes. Whatever be the result, we have to behave well, maintain peace. Businessmen had no option other than to shut their shops. Chirag Paswan's Lok Janshakti Party or LJP is likely to win six seats, the math indicated. Very soon, he positioned himself as the leader of the downtrodden and poor.

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