ust before the national election, the feud within Bihar politician Lalu Yadav's family has

boiled over again. The RJD chief's older son, Tej Pratap Yadav, seen to be less
politically gifted than his younger brother Tejashwi Yadav, tweeted his resignation from
a party post today.

"I am resigning from the post of RJD's student wing. Naive are those who think I am
naive. I know exactly who stands where," Tej Pratap Yadav said in a tweet in Hindi.
Tej Pratap, 30, has been unhappy for some time and often it has been about an ego
battle with his brother, who is the Leader of Opposition and is Lalu Yadav's preferred
political successor.
Sources say Tej Pratap's latest move is a pressure tactic as the RJD prepares to
announce its list of candidates for next week's national election. Tej Pratap wants his
close aides on that list.
Some sources believe the reason is that his estranged father-in-law Chandrika Rai is
being fielded from the crucial Chhapra seat. Both Lalu Yadav and Tejashwi reportedly
want Mr Rai, an eight-time legislator, to contest from there. But Tej Pratap, who has
filed for a divorce, is dead against it.
Tej Pratap's critics accuse him of being a compulsive attention-seeker. He had a stint in
Bhojpuri films and has a weakness for cosplay - he is known to dress up as Lord
Krishna during festivals.