How can he be a minister who has never contested elections? Tejashwi Yadav cornered NDA regarding Nishant Kumar, asked questions to PM Modi

By Samira Vishwas On May 9, 2026

Tejashwi Yadav Attack On Samrat Cabinet: In Bihar Assembly Opposition leader Tejashwi Yadav on Friday launched a scathing attack on the NDA government over the cabinet expansion led by Bihar Chief Minister Samrat Chaudhary. Addressing a press conference at the Karpoori auditorium located in the state office of the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), Tejashwi alleged that the newly expanded cabinet lacked both development vision and social balance.

Tejashwi claimed that the NDA has spent almost half of the last six months only in the process of government formation. He said that in just six months, two Chief Ministers and four Deputy Chief Ministers have changed in Bihar. Neither any foresight nor developmental thinking is reflected in yesterday’s cabinet expansion.

Tejashwi’s taunt about Nishant Kumar

The RJD leader further alleged that BJP and JDU have no moral right to criticize dynastic politics. He particularly targeted the inclusion of former Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s son Nishant Kumar and Upendra Kushwaha’s son Deepak Prakash in the cabinet. He raised questions as to how such persons could be appointed ministers who had never contested elections nor received the public mandate.

I am giving a living example of how Prime Minister Narendra Modi is the nurturer of dynasticism and how, by adding fertilizer and water to the vine of dynasty dynasty, he has become the nurturer, protector and maintainer of dynasticism.
𝟏. Samrat Chaudhary is Chief Minister, father- former minister, mother- former MLA, brother- former MLA candidate,… pic.twitter.com/XXXXXOptTG
— Tejashwi Yadav (@yadavtejashwi) May 8, 2026

Counterattack on PM’s prince statement

Tejashwi further said in his statement that during the election campaign Prime Minister Narendra Modi Often talked about ‘princes’. Now the leaders of BJP and JDU should make it clear who the real ‘princes’ are. He also alleged that 17 ministers in the new cabinet come from political families, including the sons of former chief ministers Nitish Kumar, Jitan Ram Manjhi and Jagannath Mishra.

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‘Government suppressing the voice of youth’

Tejashwi Yadav Alleged that the government is suppressing the voice of unemployed youth demanding employment. He said that when the students demanded employment, they were lathicharged. This government wants to crush the demands of the youth by force. He claimed that Bihar NDA has completely failed to maintain regional, caste and social balance in the cabinet expansion.