Tejashwi Yadav Takes Centre Stage: Appointed National Working President of RJD, Signals Party’s Next Political Chapter
The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) has formally entered a new phase in its political journey with the appointment of Tejashwi Yadav as the National Working President of the party. This decision, announced by the party leadership, is being widely seen as more than a routine organisational change. It reflects a carefully planned generational transition, aimed at strengthening the party’s future while preserving its ideological roots. For years, Tejashwi Yadav has been the most visible and active leader of the RJD, especially in Bihar’s fiercely competitive political landscape. His elevation now gives official shape to a reality that has existed on the ground for some time: Tejashwi is the central force driving the party’s strategy, messaging, and electoral campaigns. A Turning Point for Rashtriya Janata Dal Founded by Lalu Prasad Yadav, the RJD has long been identified with its founder’s politics of social justice, backward-class empowerment, and resistance to communal polari...