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Tejashwi Prasad Yadav (born 9 November 1989) is an Indian politician, former cricketer, and the current
Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar The Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar is the seniormost cabinet member of the state government who serves as the de-facto second head of the state. He is the second highest ranking executive authority of the state's council of ministers. The curr ...
, in office since August 2022. He also serves as the Minister of Health, Minister of Road Construction and Public Works Department, Minister of Urban Development and Housing as well as the Minister of Rural Works and Development and in the
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. Yadav leads the
Rashtriya Janata Dal The Rashtriya Janata Dal ( RJD; translation: ''National People's Party'') is an Indian political party, based in the states of Bihar, Jharkhand and Kerala. The party was founded in 1997 by Lalu Prasad Yadav. The party's support base has tradit ...
, the single largest political party in the state, and is the chairperson of the Mahagathbandhan alliance. As a professional cricketer, he was in the
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and the
Jharkhand cricket team The Jharkhand Cricket Team is a first-class cricket team based in the Indian state of Jharkhand. When the old state of Bihar was split into Jharkhand state and Bihar state, the Jharkhand team took the place of the Bihar cricket team, as much ...
. In 2015, he was elected as the representative of the Raghopur constituency and served as the
Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar The Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar is the seniormost cabinet member of the state government who serves as the de-facto second head of the state. He is the second highest ranking executive authority of the state's council of ministers. The curr ...
between 2015 and 2017. Following which he served as the
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in the
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from 2017 to 2022. He is noted to have been both the youngest Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar and the youngest leader of opposition in India during the respective periods. Yadav was featured in the
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‘100 Most Powerful Indians’ in 2020 and 2021.


Early life and education

Tejashwi Yadav was born in
Gopalganj, Bihar Gopalganj is a town, municipality and headquarters of Gopalganj District, India, Gopalganj district in the Indian States and territories of India, state of Bihar. Geography Gopalganj Town occupies an area of .https://censusindia.gov.in/2011ce ...
on 9 November 1989 to
Rabri Devi Rabri Devi Yadav (born 1 January 1955) is an Indian politician who formerly served three terms as the Chief Minister of Bihar, the first and only woman till date to have held the office. She is a Member of Bihar Legislative Council (MLC), and ...
and
Lalu Prasad Yadav Lalu Prasad Yadav (born 11 June 1948) is an Indian politician and president of the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD). He is a former List of Chief Ministers of Bihar, Chief Minister of Bihar (1990-1997), a former Ministry of Railways (India), Railway ...
, both of whom were members of the
Bihar Legislative Assembly The Bihar Legislative Assembly, also known as the Bihar Vidhan Sabha, is the lower house of the Bihar Legislature where the first elections were held in 1952. The total strength of membership in the Assembly was 331, including one nominated m ...
and later became the Chief Ministers of Bihar. He is one of 9 siblings (7 sisters and 2 brothers) among whom he is the youngest. He began his schooling in Patna and later moved to Delhi, accompanying his eldest sister
Misa Bharti Misa Bharti (born 22 May 1976) is an Indian politician from the state of Bihar and the daughter of Lalu Prasad Yadav and Rabri Devi. In 2014, she unsuccessfully contested the Pataliputra Lok Sabha constituency and lost to RJD rebel Ram Kripa ...
who was enrolled for an
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. In Delhi, Yadav initially attended
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in
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for primary classes till Class V.


Family

His 7 sisters are
Misa Bharti Misa Bharti (born 22 May 1976) is an Indian politician from the state of Bihar and the daughter of Lalu Prasad Yadav and Rabri Devi. In 2014, she unsuccessfully contested the Pataliputra Lok Sabha constituency and lost to RJD rebel Ram Kripa ...
, Rohini, Chanda, Ragini, Hema, Anushka and Raj Lakshmi Yadav.
Tej Pratap Yadav Tej Pratap Yadav (born 16 April 1988) is an Indian politician and cabinet minister of Environment, Forest & Climate Change Department in the Government of Bihar. He was MLA of Bihar Legislative Assembly from the Mahua constituency as a memb ...
is his elder brother. Anushka Yadav is married to
Chiranjeev Rao Chiranjeev Rao Yadav is an Indian politician and MLA in the Haryana Legislative Assembly. He was elected to the Rewari assembly constituency in the 2019 election as a member of the Indian National Congress (INC). Chiranjeev is a son of form ...
, while Raj Lakshmi Yadav is married to
Tej Pratap Singh Yadav Tej Pratap Singh Yadav (born 21 November 1987) is an Indian politician who was a Member of Parliament in the Indian Lok Sabha, where he has represented the Mainpuri, Uttar Pradesh from 2014 to 2019 as a member of the Samajwadi Party. Early ...
.


Youth sports

According to his school teachers, he was a scrawny and shy child. He was also the school cricket team's captain. From Class VI onwards, he began attending Delhi Public School, R. K. Puram. The principal of the school described him as an
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and a cricket enthusiast. 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. According to his teammates, he had helped them win a number of tournaments during his first season, his team also included
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as its captain. The U-15 team won the national championship where Yadav had a match winning partnership with
Ishant Sharma Ishant Sharma (; born 2 September 1988) is an Indian cricketer who has represented India in Tests, ODIs and T20Is. He is a 6 ft 4 in tall right-arm fast-medium bowler. At the age of 18, Sharma was called to join the Indian s ...
in the finals. He dropped out of his school in Class X to pursue a sports career, and was eventually got into U-17 and U-19 cricket team of Delhi. Tejashwi 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.


Cricket career

Yadav was contracted by the
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for the
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franchise. He remained in the reserve bench of the team in the entire seasons between 2008 and 2012. He was also selected for the state level
Jharkhand cricket team The Jharkhand Cricket Team is a first-class cricket team based in the Indian state of Jharkhand. When the old state of Bihar was split into Jharkhand state and Bihar state, the Jharkhand team took the place of the Bihar cricket team, as much ...
in 2009. His professional cricket debut began with 4
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matches primarily in the capacity of a bowler in the
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. Following which he was called for a first class game against
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at Dhanbad. He was fielded as the number 7 batsman and bowled in 5 overs. In 2010, he made his one-day debut in the
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and played two matches against
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and the
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respectively; his team lost the first match and won the second one, Yadav took a wicket against Tripura. By 2013, Yadav had retired from his cricket career. According to a 2013 article of the ''
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'', "the stupefying talent soon gave way to a spate of middling performances, ensuring that his cricketing career never fully took off." 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.


Political career

Since 2010, while still pursuing his cricket career, Yadav had begun campaigning for the
Rashtriya Janata Dal The Rashtriya Janata Dal ( RJD; translation: ''National People's Party'') is an Indian political party, based in the states of Bihar, Jharkhand and Kerala. The party was founded in 1997 by Lalu Prasad Yadav. The party's support base has tradit ...
. Following his advent into politics, he was credited for successfully modernising campaigning strategies and initiating digital outreach for the party. According to
Rashtriya Janata Dal The Rashtriya Janata Dal ( RJD; translation: ''National People's Party'') is an Indian political party, based in the states of Bihar, Jharkhand and Kerala. The party was founded in 1997 by Lalu Prasad Yadav. The party's support base has tradit ...
insiders, Yadav had also convinced Lalu Prasad to form a coalition with
Nitish Kumar Nitish Kumar (born 1 March 1951) is an Indian politician, who is serving as Chief Minister of Bihar since 22 February 2015, having previous held the office from 2005 to 2014 and for a short period in 2000. The leader of the Janata Dal (Unite ...
and his
Janata Dal (United) Janata Dal (United) ("People’s Party (United)”) abbreviated as JD(U) is an Indian political party with political presence mainly in eastern and north-eastern India. JD(U) is recognised as a state party in the states of Bihar , Arunachal Pra ...
following the poor performance of both the parties in the 2014 Indian general election in Bihar. Eventually an alliance was formed between the
Janata Dal (United) Janata Dal (United) ("People’s Party (United)”) abbreviated as JD(U) is an Indian political party with political presence mainly in eastern and north-eastern India. JD(U) is recognised as a state party in the states of Bihar , Arunachal Pra ...
,
Rashtriya Janata Dal The Rashtriya Janata Dal ( RJD; translation: ''National People's Party'') is an Indian political party, based in the states of Bihar, Jharkhand and Kerala. The party was founded in 1997 by Lalu Prasad Yadav. The party's support base has tradit ...
and the
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. In the
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, Yadav stood as the candidate of the '' Mahagathbandan'' (Grand Alliance) from both the
Raghopur Raghopur is a community development block in Vaishali district of Bihar. Situated between two streams of the Ganges river, it is a river island. It is connected to Patna by Pipa pul. Ancient name of Raghopur is Kotigram. History The creation and ...
was elected as the representative of the constituency. The election also resulted in an overwhelming majority for the alliance in the assembly, which led to Yadav being appointed as the
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and received the portfolios of public works, forestry and environment in the 5th Nitish Kumar cabinet. In 2017, the
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(CBI) filed a case and the
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(ED) launched a probe in relation to money laundering in a 2004 corruption case involving the
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, against Yadav and other members of his family including his parents Rabri Devi and Lalu Prasad Yadav. This caused Nitish Kumar to pull the Janata Dal (United), out of the alliance and form a new government along with the
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. Subsequently, Yadav became the leader of opposition owing to the Rashtriya Janata Dal being the largest party in the state legislature. In response to the case lodged against him, Yadav accused the Bharatiya Janata Party of abusing government machinery to carry out political schemes. In 2018, he was granted relief in the case by the
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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. By March 2018, Yadav had become the
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leader of the
Rashtriya Janata Dal The Rashtriya Janata Dal ( RJD; translation: ''National People's Party'') is an Indian political party, based in the states of Bihar, Jharkhand and Kerala. The party was founded in 1997 by Lalu Prasad Yadav. The party's support base has tradit ...
. 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. During his term as the leader of opposition, Yadav later became involved in organising food relief in the aftermath of the 2019 Bihar floods. Yadav led the
Rashtriya Janata Dal The Rashtriya Janata Dal ( RJD; translation: ''National People's Party'') is an Indian political party, based in the states of Bihar, Jharkhand and Kerala. The party was founded in 1997 by Lalu Prasad Yadav. The party's support base has tradit ...
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
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of
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. On 10 August 2022, he took oath as the Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar with
Nitish Kumar Nitish Kumar (born 1 March 1951) is an Indian politician, who is serving as Chief Minister of Bihar since 22 February 2015, having previous held the office from 2005 to 2014 and for a short period in 2000. The leader of the Janata Dal (Unite ...
taking oath as Chief Minister as part of the Mahagathbandan formed with RJD, Congress and other Opposition Parties.


Controversies

In 2008, Yadav became the subject of new reports following an altercation where he and his brother
Tej Pratap Yadav Tej Pratap Yadav (born 16 April 1988) is an Indian politician and cabinet minister of Environment, Forest & Climate Change Department in the Government of Bihar. He was MLA of Bihar Legislative Assembly from the Mahua constituency as a memb ...
were allegedly assaulted at a traffic stop by a group in a neighbouring car and were hospitalised for bruises as a result; in the aftermath the
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(RPF) personnel accompanying the two lodged a complaint to register the loss of weaponry. The group alleged that the two had harassed some girls while according to the RPF personnel, the group including both boys and girls had abused and assaulted the brothers and one of the RPF constables which led to the loss of his service revolver.


See also

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Lalu Prasad Yadav Lalu Prasad Yadav (born 11 June 1948) is an Indian politician and president of the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD). He is a former List of Chief Ministers of Bihar, Chief Minister of Bihar (1990-1997), a former Ministry of Railways (India), Railway ...
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Rabri Devi Rabri Devi Yadav (born 1 January 1955) is an Indian politician who formerly served three terms as the Chief Minister of Bihar, the first and only woman till date to have held the office. She is a Member of Bihar Legislative Council (MLC), and ...
*
Rashtriya Janata Dal The Rashtriya Janata Dal ( RJD; translation: ''National People's Party'') is an Indian political party, based in the states of Bihar, Jharkhand and Kerala. The party was founded in 1997 by Lalu Prasad Yadav. The party's support base has tradit ...
*
List of politicians from Bihar This is a list of politicians from Bihar, India. It includes leaders from different political parties. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Politicians from Bihar Bihar-related lists Bihar Bihar (; ) is a state in eastern India. It is the ...


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