Tej Pratap Yadav to contest from Mahua assembly seat in Bihar polls

PATNA: Former Bihar minister Tej Pratap Yadav, who was recently expelled from the RJD by his father and founding president Lalu Prasad, has announced that he would contest the upcoming Bihar assembly elections from Mahua seat in Vaishali district as an Independent candidate.

He is currently the MLA of Hasanpur seat in Samastipur district.

Speaking to reporters at his residence here on Saturday evening, he said, “Yes, this time, I will contest the elections from Mahua assembly seat as an Independent candidate. My opponents must have started to feel an itch.”