Tejashwi meets Kharge, Rahul; is confident of INDIA bloc govt in Bihar

RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav met senior Congress leaders, including party president Mallikarjun Kharge and Rahul Gandhi, in New Delhi on 15 April, Tuesday to discuss the Mahagathbandhan's preparedness for the upcoming Bihar assembly polls — and exuded confidence that an INDIA bloc government will be formed in the state.

Yadav, along with RJD MPs Manoj Jha and Sanjay Yadav, met the Congress leadership at Kharge's residence.

He urged the media not to speculate over the Mahagathbandhan's (grand alliance's) and said the constituents would talk among themselves and decide.

Speaking to reporters after the meeting with the Congress leaders, Yadav alleged that Bihar chief minister and JD(U) president by the BJP.

"I don't know why you all are worried about the CM face. We will talk among ourselves and decide. Things will become clear. You all should not worry about it," the former deputy chief minister said.

"Nitish-ji has been hijacked. has been saying that they will fight elections under his leadership but does not say he will become the CM," Yadav added.

He said the Congress and the RJD will sit in Patna to finalise a strategy and asserted that the INDIA bloc is committed to taking Bihar on the path of progress.

"This government has been there for 20 years in Bihar and PM Modi is at the helm for 11 years... Amid all this, Bihar has been given step-motherly treatment.

Tejashwi Yadav, RJD leader and former deputy chief minister of BiharBihar is the most economically backward, has the lowest per capita income, lowest farmers' income and highest migration.

"We all want to fight the elections on real issues," Yadav said.

"We are in the opposition. It is our responsibility to highlight the limitations of the government to the public," he said.

The RJD leader asserted that it is certain that there won't be an NDA government in Bihar and an INDIA bloc government will be formed.

In a post in Hindi on X after the meeting, Kharge said that this time, a change in Bihar is certain.

इस बार, बिहार में बदलाव निश्चित है।

आज हमने बिहार के पूर्व उपमुख्यमंत्री श्री @yadavtejashwi से मुलाक़ात कर, महागठबंधन की मजबूती पर चर्चा की।

आने वाले चुनाव में बिहार की जनता को हम एक सशक्त, सकारात्मक, न्यायप्रिय व कल्याणकारी विकल्प देंगे। भाजपा और उसके अवसरवादी ठगबंधन से… pic.twitter.com/0w3EOanx8w

— Mallikarjun Kharge (@kharge) April 15, 2025

"Today we met the former deputy chief minister of Bihar, Shri Tejashwi Yadav, and discussed the strength of the Mahagathbandhan. In the coming elections, we will give the people of Bihar a strong, positive, just and welfare option. Bihar will be freed from BJP and its opportunistic thug alliance," he said.

"Youth, farmers, labourers, women, backward, extremely backward and all other sections of the society want a Mahagathbandhan government," he asserted.

Gandhi also shared pictures from the deliberations on his WhatsApp channel and called it an "important meeting".

Congress general secretary (organisation) , Bihar Congress chief and AICC Bihar in-charge were also present in the meeting.

Speaking with reporters, Allavaru said today was the first of a series meetings, and that a second one will be held in Patna on 17 April.

"We will… (be) meeting all the parties (in the next meeting), creating a consensus and with a strong strategy," he said.

Asked if Tejashwi would be the chief ministerial face, Kumar did not give a direct reply and said, "We will sit together again on different dates and discuss all the points."

The meeting comes weeks after the Congress firmed up its strategy for the upcoming Bihar assembly polls at a meeting here.

Last month, the Congress said it would contest the elections as part of the INDIA bloc and asserted that the alliance partners would take a "collective decision" on the chief ministerial face.

The RJD-led Mahagathbandhan is looking to wrest power from the in the assembly polls due later this year.