Tej Pratap Yadav

Not to be confused with Tej Pratap Singh Yadav.

Tej Pratap Yadav
Yadav in 2023
Cabinet Minister, Government of Bihar
In office
16 August 2022 – 28 January 2024
Governor
Chief MinisterNitish Kumar
Ministry and Departments
  • Environment
  • Forest & Climate Change
Preceded byNeeraj Kumar Singh
In office
20 November 2015 – 26 July 2017
Governor
Chief MinisterNitish Kumar
Ministry and Departments
  • Health
  • Forest and Environment
  • Backward & Extremely Backward Class Welfare
Preceded byAshwini Kumar Choubey
Succeeded byMangal Pandey
Member of Bihar Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
Assumed office
8 November 2020
Preceded byRaj Kumar Ray
ConstituencyHasanpur
In office
2015–2020
Preceded byRavindra Ray Yadav
Succeeded byMukesh Raushan
ConstituencyMahua
Personal details
Born (1988-04-16) 16 April 1988 (age 36)[1]
Gopalganj, Bihar, India
Political partyRashtriya Janata Dal
Spouse
Aishwarya Roy
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(m. 2018)​
Relations
Parents
Residence(s)Patna, Bihar, India
OccupationPolitician

Tej Pratap Yadav (born 16 April 1988) is an Indian politician. He was cabinet minister of Environment, Forest and Climate Change in the Government of Bihar.[1] He is the elder son of former Chief Ministers of Bihar, Lalu Prasad Yadav and Rabri Devi.[2][3][4][5]

Early life and education

Tej Pratap Yadav was born on 16 April 1988 in Gopalganj, Bihar. He is the elder son among the seven daughters and two sons of two former Chief Ministers of Bihar, Lalu Prasad Yadav and his wife Rabri Devi. His 7 sisters are Misa Bharti, Rohini, Chanda, Ragini, Hema, Anushka and Raj Lakshmi Yadav. Tejashwi Yadav is his younger brother.[6]

He passed Intermediate from BSEB in 2010 as per the affidavit proposed by him in 2020 Bihar Legislative Assembly Election. His educational qualifications have constantly been objected to by public and also considered illiterate by several independent journalists.[7][8][9]

Personal life

He was married to Aishwarya Roy, daughter of Chandrika Roy and granddaughter of Bihar's ex-Chief Minister Daroga Prasad Rai.[10][11] He has been accused by his wife of beating her and using drugs, and also of cross-dressing.[12] According to the Times of India report, one of his grouses against his wife is that "she has not been able to adjust to his way of life."[13]

Political career

He became a Cabinet Minister of Health in Nitish Kumar's government from November 2015 until July 2017.[14] In December 2015, as the Environment Minister of Bihar, he promoted horse-riding as an initiative to curb pollution in the state.[15]

The marital discord between Yadav and Aishwarya Rai, daughter of Chandrika Roy, resulted into political "subplot in fight for Parsa seat" of Bihar Assembly, in 2020.[16] Aishwarya also urged the public to vote for CM Nitish Kumar, who is a key political rival of her husband's family.[17]

Controversy

In 2017, Tej Pratap Yadav threatened to skin Prime Minister Narendra Modi alive after Lalu Prasad's security was downgraded from Z+ to Z.[18] Lalu defended his son over this.[19] On the last day of voting in the 2019 general elections, a video of an alleged assault on a video journalist by his bodyguards went viral, while Yadav lodged an FIR calling it a conspiracy to kill him.[20][21][22][23]

YouTube career

Tej Pratap Yadav also runs a YouTube vlog channel called "L-R vlog" in which he shares his daily life and travel videos. Recently, his channel crossed 1 lakh subscribers. To celebrate 1 lakh subscribers milestone, a hoarding featuring Yadav was cropped up in Bihar's capital Patna. The hoarding was a “Thank You” to the 1 lakh subscribers of his vlog channel, while also urging people to subscribe to his YouTube channel.[24]

References

  1. ^ a b "Member Profile" (PDF). Bihar Vidhan Sabha (in Hindi). Government of Bihar. Retrieved 15 June 2019.
  2. ^ "Bihar poll results: Tej Pratap Yadav's margin higher than Tejaswi's, other political families suffer losses". The Indian Express. 9 November 2015. Archived from the original on 10 November 2015. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
  3. ^ "Bihar results: List of prominent winners, losers". India Today. 8 November 2015. Archived from the original on 9 November 2015. Retrieved 10 November 2015.
  4. ^ "Nitish Takes Oath, Lalu's son Tejaswi Yadav Named Deputy CM". The Wire. 21 November 2015. Archived from the original on 21 November 2015. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
  5. ^ "Only sons rise? But Misa missed her catch". The Telegraph. 21 November 2015. Archived from the original on 21 November 2015. Retrieved 21 November 2015.
  6. ^ "Tej Pratap Yadav: A man of many guises". Outlook (Indian magazine). 1 November 2019. Archived from the original on 9 November 2020.
  7. ^ "Tej Pratap Yadav(RJD):Constituency- HASANPUR(SAMASTIPUR) - Affidavit Information of Candidate:". myneta.info. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  8. ^ "FAKE ALERT: No, Tej Pratap Yadav was not awarded doctorate from 'Takshsila University'". The Times of India. 12 October 2018. ISSN 0971-8257. Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  9. ^ "तेजस्वी 10वीं, तेज प्रताप 12वीं, लेकिन लालू यादव की 7 बेटियां कहां तक हैं पढ़ी, जानें यहां". Navbharat Times (in Hindi). Retrieved 30 October 2023.
  10. ^ "Food Riot at Tej Pratap's Wedding; Rowdy Guests Break VIP Cordon, Loot Crockery and Embellishments". News18.com. 13 May 2018. Archived from the original on 13 May 2018.
  11. ^ Tripathi, Piyush (3 May 2019). "'Tej won't campaign against me, he played prank on media'". The Times of India.
  12. ^ Tewary, Amarnath (7 August 2019). "Tej Pratap Yadav is a drug addict, dresses up like Radha and Krishna, alleges wife Aishwarya Rai". The Hindu. ISSN 0971-751X. Retrieved 22 August 2020.
  13. ^ "Tej Pratap Yadav hasn't come back to Patna after meeting Lalu Prasad in Ranchi: Family sources". The Times of India. Press Trust of India. 6 November 2018. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
  14. ^ "Tej Pratap Yadav: Latest News, Videos and Photos of Tej Pratap Yadav". The Times of India. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
  15. ^ Pioneer, The. "Tej Pratap gets on his high horse!". The Pioneer. Retrieved 17 May 2020.
  16. ^ "Bihar Polls: Tej Pratap Yadav's troubled marriage a running subplot in fight for Parsa seat". Deccan Herald. 1 November 2020. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
  17. ^ "Bihar Assembly Election 2020: Lalu's estranged daughter-in-law seeks votes for rival Nitish Kumar". Hindustan Times. 22 October 2020. Retrieved 23 November 2020.
  18. ^ "Tej Pratap threatens to 'skin' PM Modi after Lalu's Z+ security is withdrawn". Hindustan Times. 28 November 2017. Archived from the original on 30 November 2017. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
  19. ^ "Lalu defends son Tej Pratap over shocking 'skin Narendra Modi alive' remark; what he said". Financial Express. 27 November 2017. Archived from the original on 1 December 2017. Retrieved 1 December 2017.
  20. ^ "Election 2019: "Conspiracy To Kill Me," Says Tej Pratap Yadav After Journalist Is Beaten". ndtv.com. 19 May 2019. Archived from the original on 19 May 2019. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  21. ^ "Watch: Tej Pratap Yadav defends his bodyguards after attack on cameraman, alleges conspiracy". Indiatoday.in. 19 May 2019. Archived from the original on 19 May 2019. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  22. ^ "'Conspiracy to kill me,' says Tej Pratap after video of his bodyguard assaulting photographer goes viral". Indianexpress.com. 19 May 2019. Archived from the original on 19 May 2019. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  23. ^ "'Conspiracy to kill me,' says Tej Pratap Yadav after journalist thrashed by his PSOs". hindustantimes.com. 19 May 2019. Archived from the original on 20 May 2019. Retrieved 20 May 2019.
  24. ^ "Tej Pratap's vlog channel crosses 1 lakh subscribers, posters thanking supporters crop up in Patna". India Today. Retrieved 14 June 2023.