Bihar polls: Tejashwi new Rahul? Prashant Kishor says RJD leader could meet Amethi fate on Raghopur seat | India News

NEW DELHI: Jan Suraj founder Prashant Kishor on Saturday took a dig at RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav, saying Tejashwi would have to contest from two seats if Kishor decided to fight from Raghopur.He also predicted that Tejashwi would lose Raghopur, drawing a comparison with Rahul Gandhi’s loss in Amethi. “If I contest from Raghopur, Tejashwi Yadav will face the same situation Rahul Gandhi faced in Amethi,” Kishor told journalists. “Tejashwi Yadav, who was voted by the people of Raghopur – they made his parents the CM, and him the deputy CM. Now, the people there are in trouble, but Tejashwi doesn’t care about it. He must be scared because of this,” he added.Kishor’s remarks come amid recent repots that Tejashwi may contest from two seats and the talk of Kishor himself contesting from Raghopur. Raghopur has long been an RJD stronghold. Tejashwi Yadav won the seat in 2015 and 2020. The seat was earlier represented by his father Lalu Prasad Yadav and mother Rabri Devi. Kishor was speaking in Patna before launching his party’s campaign in Raghopur. “I am going to Raghopur to get feedback from the people, who want an end to the supremacy of one family. Despite being represented by Tejashwi, a second-term MLA, and earlier by Lalu Prasad and Rabri Devi, the constituency still lacks basic amenities,” he alleged.Kishor, who had earlier said he would not contest elections, recently hinted that he may do so if CM Nitish Kumar, whom he alleges has deteriorated mentally, contests this year’s elections. “If he contests, I will definitely contest against him, even confronting party leaders,” he had said.