RJD’s new bet in Bihar politics, Lalu Prasad Yadav tightens his political belt

Party supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav has once again taken the lead in solving the political equations within Bihar politics and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD). There were heated discussions in the political circles for a long time that there was internal conflict or tussle going on within the party and the family regarding leadership. To destroy all these speculations and the narrative of ‘family feud’ being spread by the opposition parties, Lalu Yadav himself has made a masterstroke. His entire focus is on establishing his younger son and former Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav as a more powerful, universal and undisputed leader inside and outside the party, for which an open message of family unity is being given.

Message of family unity and a strong attack on the narrative of opponents.

RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav knows very well that internal unity is the biggest weapon for the strength of any political party. In the last few months, leaders of the opposition parties, especially the NDA, were trying to set the narrative that there is a fight for supremacy going on within the RJD family and all is not well between the siblings or other members of the family. To break this political confusion, Lalu Yadav has intensified the process of bringing all the prominent faces of the family on one platform as part of a well-thought-out strategy. Be it public programs or important decisions of the party, everywhere an attempt is being made to show that the entire family and clan is standing strongly behind the leadership of Tejashwi Yadav like a rock.

Efforts to make Tejashwi Yadav an undisputed face and preparations for the upcoming elections.

Keeping in view the upcoming political future of Bihar and the assembly battle, RJD no longer wants to accept any kind of internal weakness or confusion. Tejashwi Yadav is being given top priority within the party, from organization to policy decisions. With the guidance and blessings of Lalu Yadav, all the senior leaders and MLAs of the party are now unitedly accepting every decision of Tejashwi. The main objective of this strategy is not only to instill new enthusiasm within the workers but also to send a message among the public that RJD is a strong political force completely disciplined and ready to face future challenges, whose command is completely safe in the hands of Tejashwi.

Opinion of political analysts and future direction of RJD

Senior political analysts who keep a close eye on the politics of Bihar believe that this move of Lalu Prasad Yadav is very timely and strategically important. As long as the message of unity within the family reaches the public effectively, the opponents’ main weapon to attack on the issue of nepotism or infighting will be weakened. This exercise to strengthen Tejashwi Yadav is sending a clear message to the party cadre that he is the next and only face of the party. However, only time will tell how beneficial this political move of Lalu Yadav will be in the coming elections and how successful it will be in breaking the narrative of ‘head-to-football’, but for now, this step is definitely giving a new enthusiasm in the RJD camp.