Tejashwi Yadav

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Rajshree Yadav
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(m. 2021)​
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His 7 sisters are Misa Bharti, Rohini, Chanda, Ragini, Hema, Anushka and Raj Lakshmi Yadav. Tej Pratap Yadav is his elder brother.

Anushka Yadav is married to Chiranjeev Rao, while Raj Lakshmi Yadav is married to Tej Pratap Singh Yadav.

Personal life

On 9 December 2021, Yadav married his long-time friend Rajshree Yadav (Rachel Godinho). [11] [12] She is from Rewari in Haryana and has been living in Delhi since childhood. [13] [14] Rajshree and Yadav studied together at DPS school in RK Puram, New Delhi. [15]

Education

Yadav studied in Delhi and dropped out and did not complete his class 10th exam. [16] [17]

Youth sports

According to his school teachers, he was a scrawny and shy child. He was also the school cricket team's captain. [10] From Class VI onwards, he began attending Delhi Public School, R. K. Puram. [4] [10] The principal of the school described him as an introvert and a cricket enthusiast. [4] He played in the school's cricket team and was selected for the U-15 cricket team of Delhi as an all rounder at the age of 13. [4] [10] According to his teammates, he had helped them win a number of tournaments during his first season, [4] his team also included Virat Kohli as its captain. [9] The U-15 team won the national championship where Yadav had a match winning partnership with Ishant Sharma in the finals. [4] He dropped out of his school in Class X to pursue a sports career, [18] and was eventually got into U-17 and U-19 cricket team of Delhi. [4] [10] He was also selected in the list of standby players for the world cup winning U-19 Indian national cricket team, later in the same year. [4]

Cricket career

Yadav was contracted by the Delhi Daredevils for the 2008 Indian Premier League franchise. [7] [10] He remained in the reserve bench of the team in the entire seasons between 2008 and 2012. [19]

He was also selected for the state level Jharkhand cricket team in 2009. [20] His professional cricket debut began with 4 Twenty20 matches primarily in the capacity of a bowler in the Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy. [21] Following which he was called for a first class game against Vidarbha cricket team at Dhanbad. [20] [21] He was fielded as the number 7 batsman and bowled in 5 overs. In 2010, he made his one-day debut in the Vijay Hazare Trophy and played two matches against Odisha cricket team and the Tripura cricket team respectively; his team lost the first match and won the second one, Yadav took a wicket against Tripura. [21]

By 2013, Yadav had retired from his cricket career. [22] According to a 2013 article of the Business Standard , "the stupefying talent soon gave way to a spate of middling performances, ensuring that his cricketing career never fully took off." [10] According to his team coaches, he had the potential for success in his cricket career but was let down by the lack of adequate facilities for sportsmen in Bihar; the state also lacked a domestic cricket team which had caused Yadav to move to another state like most other Bihari players where local players were prioritised for playing matches. [22]

Political career

Yadav as a Deputy CM in 2022 DeputyCMBihar.jpg
Yadav as a Deputy CM in 2022

Since 2010, while still pursuing his cricket career, Yadav had begun campaigning for the Rashtriya Janata Dal. [23] Following his advent into politics, he was credited for successfully modernising campaigning strategies and initiating digital outreach for the party. [7] According to Rashtriya Janata Dal insiders, Yadav had also convinced Lalu Prasad to form a coalition with Nitish Kumar and his Janata Dal (United) following the poor performance of both the parties in the 2014 Indian general election in Bihar. [10] Eventually an alliance was formed between the Janata Dal (United), Rashtriya Janata Dal and the Indian National Congress. [24]

In the 2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election, Yadav stood as the candidate of the Mahagathbandan (Grand Alliance) and was elected as the representative of the Raghopur constituency. [25] The election also resulted in an overwhelming majority for the alliance in the assembly, [26] which led to Yadav being appointed as the Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar and received the portfolios of public works, forestry and environment in the 5th Nitish Kumar cabinet. [10] [27]

In 2017, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) filed a case and the Enforcement Directorate (ED) launched a probe in relation to money laundering in a 2004 corruption case involving the Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation, against Yadav and other members of his family including his parents Rabri Devi and Lalu Prasad Yadav. [28] [29] This caused Nitish Kumar to pull the Janata Dal (United), out of the alliance and form a new government along with the Bharatiya Janata Party. [19] [30] Subsequently, Yadav became the leader of opposition owing to the Rashtriya Janata Dal being the largest party in the state legislature. [31] [32] In response to the case lodged against him, Yadav accused the Bharatiya Janata Party of abusing government machinery to carry out political schemes. [33] In 2018, he was granted relief in the case by the Delhi High Court after he maintaining that he could not have played a role as the allegation was leveled on him at a time when he was only 14 years old. [34]

By March 2018, Yadav had become the de facto leader of the Rashtriya Janata Dal. [31] [35] Upon appointment, he issued an official apology addressing the people of Bihar for "lapses and mistakes" that may have been committed by the party during its tenure in the state government and that he himself was unaware of them being too young at the time. [36] During his term as the leader of opposition, Yadav later became involved in organising food relief in the aftermath of the 2019 Bihar floods. [37]

Yadav led the Rashtriya Janata Dal in the 2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly elections, as the Chief Ministerial candidate of the Mahagathbandhan. The alliance won 110 seats in total out of 243, with RJD winning 75 seats, continuing to remain the single largest political party in Bihar. Since the majority required was 122, the alliance was unable to form the government, and Yadav was elected as the Leader of Opposition of Bihar.

On 10 August 2022, he took oath as the Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar with Nitish Kumar taking oath as Chief Minister as part of the Mahagathbandan formed with RJD, Congress and other Opposition Parties. [38]

In 2024, Nitish Kumar left the Mahagathbandhan and formed the government with BJP, effectively terminating Yadav's tenure as deputy chief minister once again.

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Tejashwi Yadav
Tejashwi 2022.jpg
5th Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar
In office
10 August 2022 –28 January 2024
Preceded byRespective Cabinet ministers
Relations Tej Pratap Yadav (brother)
Misa Bharti (sister)
Tej Pratap Singh Yadav (brother-in-law)
Chiranjeev Rao (brother-in-law)
Sadhu Yadav (uncle)
Subhash Prasad Yadav (uncle)
Children1 daughter
Parents
Residence(s)5, Desh Ratna Marg, Patna
EducationClass 10th from International school patna
Alma mater Delhi Public School
Occupation Politician
Cricket information
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm bowler
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
State Legislative Assembly
Preceded by
Satish Kumar
 Member of the  Bihar Legislative Assembly
from Raghopur (Vidhan Sabha constituency)
2015–		Incumbent
Political offices
Preceded by
Vacant
 Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar
in the Fifth Nitish Kumar ministry
2015 – 2017		Succeeded by
Preceded by Leader of the Opposition
in the Bihar Legislative Assembly
2017 –		Succeeded by
Incumbent
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