Lalu Prasad files nomination papers for re-election as RJD president
Jun 23 (PTI) RJD president Lalu Prasad on Monday (June 23, 2025) filed his nomination papers to seek re-election to the top post in the party he has been heading since its inception nearly three decades ago.
The 78-year-old, who has grown frail because of age and multiple ailments, reached the party office, accompanied by younger son and heir apparent Tejashwi Yadav and wife Rabri Devi, who had succeeded her husband as the Chief Minister of Bihar.
A large number of RJD workers had reached the party office to catch a glimpse of the leader, once known for his earthy but electrifying presence.
Talking to reporters on the occasion, Mr. Yadav said, "A wave of delight has swept across party workers upon Lalu ji completing his tenure and raring to go for another. We are confident his leadership will steer us to victory in the days to come".
Notably, at the party's state council meeting held in Patna last week, Mr. Prasad had called upon RJD workers to approach the upcoming Assembly Polls with the resolve to make Mr. Yadav the next "Chief Minister" of Bihar.
According to RJD spokesman Chittaranjan Gagan, who is also the assistant returning officer for the organisational polls, a formal announcement of Mr. Prasad's re-election will be made in due course.
The Rashtriya Janata Dal had come into being in 1997, as a result of a split in the Janata Dal engineered by Prasad.
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