Tejashwi Yadav

Tejashwi Prasad Yadav (born 9 November 1989) is an Indian politician and former cricketer. He was the Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar, in Nitish Kumar government for one and a half years.[1] He is the current leader of opposition in the Bihar Legislative Assembly and the youngest opposition leader in the country.

Tejashwi Yadav
Leader of the Opposition
Bihar Legislative Assembly
Assumed office
28 July 2017
Chief MinisterNitish Kumar
Preceded byDr. Prem Kumar
4th Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar
In office
20 November 2015 – 26 July 2017
Chief MinisterNitish Kumar
Preceded byvacant
Succeeded bySushil Kumar Modi
Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly
for Raghopur
Assumed office
1 December 2015
Preceded bySatish Kumar
Personal details
Born
Tejashwi Prasad Yadav

(1989-11-09) 9 November 1989
Gopalganj, Bihar, India
NationalityIndia
Political partyRashtriya Janata Dal
RelationsTej Pratap Yadav (sibling)
Misa Bharti (sibling)
Rajlaxmi Yadav (sibling)
Tej Pratap Singh Yadav (brother-in-law)
Parents
OccupationCricketer, politician
Tejashwi Prasad Yadav
Personal information
Born (1989-11-09) 9 November 1989
Gopalganj, Bihar, India
BattingRight-handed
BowlingRight-arm bowler
Domestic team information
YearsTeam
2008–2012Delhi Daredevils
2011–2012Jharkhand
Only First-class10 November 2009 Jharkhand v Vidarbha
List A debut14 February 2010 Jharkhand v Orissa
Last List A16 February 2010 Jharkhand v Tripura
Career statistics
Competition FC LA T20
Matches 1 2 4
Runs scored 20 14 3
Batting average 10.00 7.00 3.00
100s/50s 0/0 0/0 0/0
Top score 19 9 3
Balls bowled 30 24 36
Wickets 0 1 0
Bowling average — 23.00 —
5 wickets in innings 0 0 0
10 wickets in match 0 0 0
Best bowling — 1/10 —
Catches/stumpings 0/0 1/0 1/0
Source: ESPNcricinfo, 2 May, 2016

Personal life

Tejashwi is the second eldest son of the former chief ministers of Bihar, Lalu Prasad Yadav and Rabri Devi. Besides being former CMs, his parents have also been Leaders of Opposition.[2] He studied up to ninth grade , and then dropped out of school without completing his primary education, to pursue his career in cricket for which he has been criticized for by opponents.[3][4][5]

Corruption case

The Central Bureau of Investigation registered a case of corruption against Tejashwi Yadav, his father Lalu Prasad, his brother Tej Pratap Yadav, his mother Rabri Devi, and several other members of the family on 5 July 2017. On 27 July, the Enforcement Directorate registered another criminal case under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act of 2002.[6]

Cricket career

Prior to his entry into politics, Yadav was an amateur cricketer as middle-order batsman in one Ranji Trophy match and two limited-overs games for Jharkhand. He was also a part of the Delhi Daredevils for its 2008, 2009, 2011 and 2012 Indian Premier League seasons.

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Political career

He was elected to the Bihar Legislative Assembly from the Raghopur constituency as a member of the Rashtriya Janata Dal in 2015.[8][9] He served as the deputy Chief Minister for the state of Bihar between Nov 2015 and July 2017. His elder brother Tej Pratap Yadav was also a minister in the Bihar government.He is only 9th pass. He never completed his matric exam. [10]

References
  1. "Tejashwi Yadav appointed Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar". The Indian Express. 20 November 2015. Retrieved 20 November 2015.
  2. "Boss, a boy grows up The birth of an Opposition star".
  3. "9th pass Tejashwi Yadav becomes deputy chief minister of Bihar; Why our democracy needs more educated legislators". India.com. 21 November 2015. Retrieved 22 November 2016.
  4. Nitish's cabinet, The Indian Express, 23 November 2015.
  5. 12th class fail son of Lalu Yadav becomes Bihar deputy chief minister, school dropouts made cabinet ministers, News East West, 21 November 2015.
  6. "Enforcement Directorate Summons Tejashwi Yadav, Rabri Devi in IRCTC Case". NDTV. IANS. 17 November 2017. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
  7. {{cite web | url=http://www.catchnews.com/india-news/7-matches-37-runs-1-wicket-the-short-story-of-tejaswi-yadav-s-cricket-career-1448207619.html
  8. "Lalu Prasad's son Tejaswi celebrates birthday along with Bihar win". Sanjay Ojha. 9 November 2015. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
  9. "Dad by his side, debutant Tejashwi Yadav plays the right strokes". The Economic Times. 10 November 2015. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
  10. {{cite web |https://www.india.com/news/india/9th-pass-tejashwi-yadav-becomes-deputy-chief-minister-of-bihar-why-our-democracy-needs-more-educated-legislators-723697/
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