A new alliance in Bihar politics was announced on Tuesday ahead of the assembly elections scheduled later this year. RJD supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav’s elder son and MLA from Hasanpur, Tej Pratap Yadav announced an alliance with Pradeep Nishad’s VVIP party at a press conference in Patna on Tuesday. After joining hands with Vikas Vanchit Insaan Party (VVIP party), Tej Pratap invited parties like RJD, Congress to join his party.

“We are going to play a new innings from today. Many people will try to break our strength. Today many parties are joining us. It is a big challenge, we do not want to comment on anyone,” he said.

Tej Pratap further said, “A public representative should connect with the ground and fulfill his responsibility by being with the people in their happiness and sorrow. We are moving forward in the same way. We have blown the trumpet to contest elections from Mahua. We will fight the battle ahead together, many enemies will feel that we are moving ahead. I believe that we will keep moving forward.”

He further said, “The fight ahead is challenging. Many people want us to collide and get crushed. We have also invited RJD and Congress to join the alliance. Everyone will join, those who make fun of us will vanish in the air.”

Tej Pratap reiterated his point of contesting as an independent candidate
The former Bihar minister, who was expelled from the party on May 25 by his father Lalu Prasad for six years over his alleged relationship with a woman, had previously announced that he would contest the upcoming Assembly elections from Mahua seat in Vaishali district as an independent candidate.

Tej Pratap reiterated his point of contesting as an independent candidate on Tuesday. He said, “We will contest from the same seat. Everyone knows how bad the road was earlier. We built a hospital and gave ambulances. Team Tej Pratap is an organisation and we will contest independently. We have the support of other parties like VVIP.”

Tejashwi Yadav will not contest from Mahua: Tej Pratap

Informing that his younger brother Tejashwi Yadav will not contest from Mahua constituency, Tej Pratap told media on Tuesday, “Tejashwi Yadav won’t contest from Mahua ever. I have always blessed him… No, we are not on talking terms.”
“You know we have blown the trumpet to contest elections and have worked for Mahua in the past. In elections, one has to find allies, similarly they felt that they should join Team Tej Pratap. Many enemies will hear through your channel, but we will work. I will not comment on anyone,” he added.

Tej Pratap calls Mukesh Sahni “Bahrupiya”

Pradeep Nishad was previously an active leader of the VIP (Vikassheel Insaan Party). However, he recently parted ways with the party’s founder, Mukesh Sahni, and has formed his own political party. It is believed that differences in ideology and a desire to give distinct political representation to the Nishad community led him to take this step.

Tej Pratap Yadav made a strong statement about Mukesh Sahni, referring to the VIP (Vikassheel Insaan Party) founder as “bahrupiya” (impersonator) and emphasizing that the “real people” are with him. This statement came amidst speculation about potential shifts in alliances and Yadav’s own independent political moves after being suspended from the RJD.

Tej Pratap Yadav said, “The impersonator of the VIP party who is roaming around, the real VVIP is Pradeep Nishad who has a hold in the Nishad community. When we went to the village, we saw that half the village was submerged, the cattle were destroyed. There were also a good number of Nishads there.”

Tej Pratap on Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in Bihar

Quizzed on the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) in Bihar, Tej Pratap Yadav told reporters, “Election Commission (ECI) should know what is happening and what is not.”

Earlier, Tej Pratap had expressed skepticism about the timing and motivations behind the SIR process, suggesting it’s conveniently brought up during election time and potentially aimed at targeting individuals of socialist ideology.

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