Rashtriya Janata Dal(RJD) leader and newly elected MLA from Raghopur, Tejashwi Yadav, has been elected as the Leader of Opposition in the Bihar Legislative Assembly. The decision was taken after a meeting of RJD MLAs at Tejashwi Yadav’s residence in Patna.The meeting was convened to review the Mahagathbandhan’s big defeat in the Bihar elections, where the coalition suffered a crushing loss to the NDA. The NDA secured 202 of the 243 seats in the Bihar Assembly, while the Mahagathbandhan managed only 35, with the RJD winning just 25.

Tejashwi’s close aide, Sanjay Yadav—whom Lalu Prasad’s daughter Rohini Acharya has blamed for the party’s poor performance—was also present at the meeting. After extensive discussions, the defeat was attributed to “EVM hacking” and the Election Commission’s “biased” approach.

No discussion was held regarding Rohini Acharya, who recently cut ties with her family, accusing Tejashwi and his close associates of “abusing” her and “throwing” her out of the house.