Lalan Singh takes U-turn on Tejashwi as CM face in 2025

Janata Dal United (JD-U) national President Lalan Singh took a U-turn from making Bihar Deputy Chief Minister and RJD chief Tejashwi Yadav as the Mahagathbandhan’s CM face in the 2025 Assembly election. His statement came soon after Upendra Kushwaha resigned from the JD-U’s primary membership and announced formation of a new political party. Kushwaha had opposed Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s announcement to make Tejashwi Yadav the CM candidate in 2025 and the JD-U probably cames under pressure in wake of this. “We have not decided who will be the CM candidate in the 2025 Assembly election. When 2025 will come, we will look into it. We have not said who would be the CM candidate in 2025 assembly election,” Lalan Singh said. Nitish Kumar said on several occasions that Tejashwi Yadav will be the chief ministerial candidate of the grand alliance in 2025. Meanwhile, Lalan Singh claimed that JD-U would not be hurt by the exit of Kushwaha, saying that he has a habit of “Paltimar” (switching allegiances) in the past.