A massive reception at RJD’s Patna office on February 7 marked Tejashwi Yadav’s official entry as national working president. The Bihar opposition leader delivered a rousing speech that blended optimism, critique, and strategic vision, energizing thousands of supporters.
‘We’re not the weak ones—it’s the era that’s frail. Our turn is coming,’ Tejashwi proclaimed, striking a chord with the audience. Reflecting on his ascent as India’s youngest deputy CM, he spoke of chacha’s estrangement and orchestrated legal woes that tested his mettle.
RJD’s 2020 triumph as the largest party and lessons from 2025 polls set the stage for his ambitious blueprint. With this new mantle, he committed to booth-level fortification and dreams of reinstalling RJD in Bihar’s corridors of power.
The NDA came under sharp fire for eroding democratic norms. ‘Loktantra is now just tantra—no people, only machinery,’ Tejashwi charged, detailing pre-election arrests, bogus cases, and worker intimidation. He spotlighted threats to Sheikhpura’s ex-MLA, branding the regime a ‘dar tantra’ that RJD workers won’t cower before.
Post-Holi, Tejashwi plans a pan-India tour to bolster the organization, rooting it in social justice ideals. ‘This is a protracted battle against those dismantling democracy and opposition,’ he asserted, calling for unity among justice seekers.
He grilled PM Modi over inaction on US tariffs and farmers’ MSP woes. On Lalu Yadav, Tejashwi asserted his father’s unmatched sway in public hearts, despite CBI, IT, and BJP’s dirty tricks. Nitish Kumar? Merely officials’ boss, he quipped.
Calling for a huge turnout at the February 17 Bapu Sabhaghar meet, Tejashwi dismissed double-engine governance’s failures. Unfazed by injuries or abuses—whether in or out of the assembly—he ended with hope: ‘Stick by us; their era ends, ours begins.’ The venue pulsed with fervor.