On 9 December 2021,Yadav married his long-time friend Rajshree Yadav (Rachel Godinho).[14][15] She is from Rewari,Haryana,and has been living in Delhi since childhood.[16][17] She and Yadav studied together at DPS school in RK Puram,New Delhi.[18]
He captained his school cricket team.[11] He played in the Delhi Public School's cricket team and was selected for the U-15 cricket team of Delhi as an all rounder at the age of 13.[10][11] 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.[10] He dropped out of his school in Class X to pursue a sports career[22] and was eventually got into U-17 and U-19 cricket team of Delhi.[10][11] 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.[10]
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.[33]
In 2024,Nitish Kumar left the Mahagathbandhan and formed the government with BJP,effectively terminating Yadav's tenure as deputy chief minister once again.
In 2017,the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) filed a case against Lalu Prasad Yadav,Rabri Devi,Tejashwi Yadav,and others alleging irregularities in awarding contracts to maintain IRCTC hotels in Ranchi and Puri during Lalu’s tenure as Railway Minister.[34][35] The CBI alleged that in exchange for awarding these tenders to a private company,prime land in Patna was transferred to a shell company named "Sujata Hotel" controlled by the Yadav family at a fraction of its market value.[36] A detailed charge sheet named Tejashwi Yadav as an accused for offences under IPC sections 120B (criminal conspiracy) and 420 (cheating),along with provisions of the Prevention of Corruption Act.[37]
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.[23][38] In 2018,he was granted bail,and the case remains under trial in a Delhi court.[39]
Land-for-Jobs Scam
In 2022,the CBI filed a new case accusing Lalu Prasad Yadav,Rabri Devi,Tejashwi Yadav,and other family members of taking plots of land from people in return for giving them Group D railway jobs during Lalu’s tenure as Railway Minister between 2004 and 2009.[40] The Enforcement Directorate also began a separate investigation under the money laundering law,claiming the money from these deals was moved through shell companies and benami properties to benefit the family. The ED attached several properties linked to the Yadavs and questioned Tejashwi several times. In 2023,the CBI filed a charge sheet naming him,and the court is currently hearing arguments on whether to formally frame charges.[41]
Shakti Malik Murder Allegation
In October 2020,former RJD leader Shakti Malik was shot dead in Purnia district,Bihar. He was killed by three men in Purnea district of Bihar on Sunday. The attackers,who arrived on a bike,entered Malik’s house while he was sleeping and shot him in the head,killing him instantly.[42]
After his murder,his family filed an FIR accusing Tejashwi Yadav and his brother Tej Pratap Yadav of planning the killing and issuing threats against him.[43] After the killing,a video went viral in which Malik claimed that Tejashwi Prasad Yadav had demanded Rs 50 lakh as a donation for giving him a party ticket to contest from the Raniganj seat and had threatened to eliminate him if he continued his work in the constituency.[42] The case was registered under sections for murder,criminal conspiracy,and the Arms Act.[42]
Other Cases Declared in Election Affidavit
In his 2020 election affidavit,Tejashwi Yadav disclosed that he faces 11 criminal cases.[44] These include charges such as criminal conspiracy,cheating,forgery,and offences under anti-corruption and money-laundering laws. Many of the cases are tied to the IRCTC and land-for-jobs scams,while others stem from FIRs filed over political protests and alleged public order violations in Bihar.[45]
Controversy
Defamation Case over “Gujarati Thugs”Remark
In 2023,Tejashwi Yadav courted controversy by remarking that “only Gujaratis can be thugs,”in an apparent jibe at economic offenders. A social worker in Gujarat filed a criminal defamation complaint against him under IPC sections 499 and 500. Tejashwi withdrew his remark in court,and in February 2024,the Supreme Court of India quashed the defamation proceedings,bringing the case to an end.[46]
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