Tejashwi Prasad Yadav (born 9 November 1989) is an Indian politician and former professional cricketer who served for two terms as the
deputy chief minister of Bihar. He is the son of former
chief ministers of Bihar Lalu Prasad Yadav
Lalu Prasad (born 11 June 1948) is an Indian politician who served as the chief minister of Bihar from 1990 to 1997 with a brief interruption in 1995 and as the union minister for Railways from 2004 to 2009. He is the founder and president o ...
and
Rabri Devi.
Early life and education
Yadav was born in
Gopalganj, Biharto
Rabri Devi and
Lalu Prasad Yadav
Lalu Prasad (born 11 June 1948) is an Indian politician who served as the chief minister of Bihar from 1990 to 1997 with a brief interruption in 1995 and as the union minister for Railways from 2004 to 2009. He is the founder and president o ...
, both former
chief ministers of Bihar.
He is the youngest of the nine siblings and has seven sisters and a brother.
He went to school in
Patna
Patna (; , ISO 15919, ISO: ''Paṭanā''), historically known as Pataliputra, Pāṭaliputra, is the List of state and union territory capitals in India, capital and largest city of the state of Bihar in India. According to the United Nations, ...
and later, moved to
Delhi
Delhi, officially the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi, is a city and a union territory of India containing New Delhi, the capital of India. Straddling the Yamuna river, but spread chiefly to the west, or beyond its Bank (geography ...
, along with his eldest sister,
Misa Bharti.
In Delhi, he attended
Delhi Public School in
Vasant Vihar for primary classes till Class V.
He also studied at
Delhi Public School, R. K. Puram from Class 6 but dropped out.
He did not complete his Class 10 and discontinued his studies to pursue sports.
Personal life
On 9 December 2021, Yadav married his long-time friend Rajshree Yadav (Rachel Godinho). She is from
Rewari
Rewari is a city and a municipal council in Rewari district in the Indian state of Haryana. It is the district headquarters of Rewari district. It is located in south-west Haryana around 82 km from Delhi[Haryana
Haryana () is a States and union territories of India, state located in the northern part of India. It was carved out after the linguistic reorganisation of Punjab, India, Punjab on 1 November 1966. It is ranked 21st in terms of area, with les ...]
, and has been living in
Delhi
Delhi, officially the National Capital Territory (NCT) of Delhi, is a city and a union territory of India containing New Delhi, the capital of India. Straddling the Yamuna river, but spread chiefly to the west, or beyond its Bank (geography ...
since childhood. She and Yadav studied together at DPS school in RK Puram, New Delhi.
Cricket career
As a professional cricketer, he was in the
Delhi Daredevils and the
Jharkhand cricket team.
He is noted to have been both the youngest
Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar and the youngest
Leader of Opposition in India.
He was featured in the
Indian Express
''The Indian Express'' is an English-language India, Indian daily newspaper founded in 1932 by P. Varadarajulu Naidu. It is headquartered in Noida, owned by the Indian Express Limited, ''Indian Express Group''. It was later taken over by Ramnat ...
'100 Most Powerful Indians' in 2020 and 2021.
He captained his school cricket team.
He played in the Delhi Public School's cricket team and was selected for the U-15 cricket team of Delhi as an all rounder at the age of 13.
His team also included
Virat Kohli
Virat Kohli (born 5 November 1988) is an Indian Cricket, international cricketer who plays One Day International, ODI cricket for the India national cricket team, national team and is a former Captain (cricket), captain in all formats. He is a ...
as its captain.
The U-15 team won the national championship, where Yadav had a match winning partnership with
Ishant Sharma in the finals.
He dropped out of his school in Class X to pursue a sports career
and was eventually got into U-17 and U-19 cricket team of Delhi.
He was also selected in the list of standby players for the world cup winning
U-19 Indian national cricket team, later in the same year.
He was contracted by the
Delhi Daredevils for the
2008 Indian Premier League
The 2008 Indian Premier League season was the inaugural season of the Indian Premier League, established by the Board of Control for Cricket in India, BCCI in 2007. The season commenced on 18 April 2008 with the final match was held on 1 June 20 ...
franchise.
But remained in the reserve bench of the team for the entire seasons between 2008 and 2012.
He was also selected for the state level
Jharkhand cricket team in 2009.
His professional cricket debut began with four
Twenty20
Twenty20 (abbreviated T20) is a shortened format of cricket. At the professional level, it was introduced by the England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) in 2003 for the county cricket, inter-county competition. In a Twenty20 game, the two t ...
matches, primarily, in the capacity of a bowler in the
Syed Mushtaq Ali Trophy.
Following when he was called for a first class game against
Vidarbha cricket team at Dhanbad.
In 2010, he made his one-day debut in the
Vijay Hazare Trophy and played two matches against
Odisha cricket team and the
Tripura cricket team
The Tripura cricket team is a domestic cricket team based in Agartala, India. The team represents the Indian state of Tripura. The team competes in the First-class cricket competition known as the Ranji Trophy and the List A cricket Vijay Hazare ...
, respectively.
In 2013, Yadav retired from his cricket career.
Political career
Yadav started his political life in 2010, campaigning for the
Rashtriya Janata Dal
The Rashtriya Janata Dal ( RJD; translation: National People's Party) is an Indian political party, mainly based in the state of Bihar. The party was founded in 1997 by Lalu Prasad Yadav.
The party's support base has traditionally been Other ...
.
He first became an MLA winning the
2015 Bihar Legislative Assembly election
The Legislative Assembly election was held over five phases in Bihar through October–November 2015 before the end of the tenure of the prior Legislative Assembly of Bihar on 29 November 2015.
In April 2015, the Janata Parivar Alliance group ...
, representing the ''
Mahagathbandan'' (grand alliance) from the
Raghopur constituency.
The alliance won the elections
and he became the
Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar and was minister for public works, forestry and environment in the
5th Nitish Kumar cabinet.
In March 2018, he become the
de facto leader of the
Rashtriya Janata Dal
The Rashtriya Janata Dal ( RJD; translation: National People's Party) is an Indian political party, mainly based in the state of Bihar. The party was founded in 1997 by Lalu Prasad Yadav.
The party's support base has traditionally been Other ...
.
He led the
Rashtriya Janata Dal
The Rashtriya Janata Dal ( RJD; translation: National People's Party) is an Indian political party, mainly based in the state of Bihar. The party was founded in 1997 by Lalu Prasad Yadav.
The party's support base has traditionally been Other ...
in the
2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly election
The Bihar Legislative Assembly election was held in three phases through October–November to elect members to the Seventeenth Bihar Legislative Assembly. The term of the previous Sixteenth Legislative Assembly of Bihar ended on 29 November 20 ...
s, as the chief ministerial candidate of the
Mahagathbandhan. The alliance won 110 seats in total out of 243, with RJD winning 75 seats, continuing to remain the single largest political party in Bihar. Since the majority required was 122, the alliance was unable to form the government, and he was elected as the
Leader of Opposition of
Bihar
Bihar ( ) is a states and union territories of India, state in Eastern India. It is the list of states and union territories of India by population, second largest state by population, the List of states and union territories of India by are ...
.
On 10 August 2022, he took oath as the Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar with
Nitish Kumar
Nitish Kumar (born 1 March 1951) is an Indian politician who has been serving as the 22nd chief minister of Bihar since 22 February 2015, having previously held the office from 2005 to 2014 and for a short period in 2000. He is Bihar's longest ...
taking oath as chief minister as part of the Mahagathbandan formed with RJD, Congress and other Opposition Parties.
In 2024, Nitish Kumar left the Mahagathbandhan and formed the government with BJP, effectively terminating Yadav's tenure as deputy chief minister once again.
Controversy
In 2017, the
Central Bureau of Investigation
The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is the domestic crime investigating agency of India. It operates under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Personnel, Public Grievances and Pensions. Originally set up to investigate bribery and gover ...
filed a case against Yadav and the
Enforcement Directorate
The Enforcement Directorate (ED) is a law enforcement and economic intelligence agency of the Government of India. Established on 1 May 1956, it is responsible for enforcing economic laws and combating financial crimes. The ED operates under th ...
launched a probe in relation to money laundering in a 2004 corruption case involving the
Indian Railway Catering and Tourism Corporation, against him and other members of his family including his parents Rabri Devi and Lalu Prasad Yadav.
This caused Nitish Kumar to pull the Janata Dal (United), out of the alliance and form a new government along with the
Bharatiya Janata Party
The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP; , ) is a political party in India and one of the two major List of political parties in India, Indian political parties alongside the Indian National Congress. BJP emerged out from Syama Prasad Mukherjee's ...
.
In 2018, he was granted relief in the case by the
Delhi High Court
The High Court of Delhi ( Hindustani: दिल्ली उच्च न्यायालय; ''dillī uchcha nyāyālaya'') is the high court in Delhi, India. It was established on 31 October 1966, through the ''Delhi High Court Act, 1966. ...
.
See also
*
Lalu Prasad Yadav
Lalu Prasad (born 11 June 1948) is an Indian politician who served as the chief minister of Bihar from 1990 to 1997 with a brief interruption in 1995 and as the union minister for Railways from 2004 to 2009. He is the founder and president o ...
*
Rabri Devi
*
Rashtriya Janata Dal
The Rashtriya Janata Dal ( RJD; translation: National People's Party) is an Indian political party, mainly based in the state of Bihar. The party was founded in 1997 by Lalu Prasad Yadav.
The party's support base has traditionally been Other ...
*
List of politicians from Bihar
References
External links
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1989 births
Deputy chief ministers of Bihar
Leaders of the opposition in the Bihar Legislative Assembly
Living people
Jharkhand cricketers
Rashtriya Janata Dal politicians
Politicians from Patna
Bihar MLAs 2015–2020
Tejashvi
Cricketers from Patna
Bihar MLAs 2020–2025
Health ministers of Bihar
Indian sportsperson-politicians
21st-century Indian sportsmen