Tejashwi Yadav slams Bihar CM, alleges midnight police raid on RJD candidate
Synopsis
RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav accused Bihar's Chief Minister of sending police to an RJD candidate's home at 1 a.m. without a search warrant, hours before teacher and graduate constituency elections to the Bihar Legislative Council, also attacking PM Modi over the state's governance.
Key Takeaways
Tejashwi Yadav alleged a warrantless midnight police visit to an RJD candidate's home on the eve of Bihar's teacher and graduate constituency elections.
He described the action as a 'failed attempt to demoralise' and said RJD workers and Lalu Prasad 's followers 'will not be intimidated.' Tejashwi characterised the unnamed Chief Minister as having a 'certified criminal character' — a claim NationPress could not independently verify.
He also attacked PM Narendra Modi , accusing him of 'deciding to ruin Bihar' through the state's current leadership.
The elections in question are for teacher and graduate constituencies of the Bihar Legislative Council, watched as an organisational test for both sides.
Hours before Bihar's teacher and graduate constituency elections to the Legislative Council, RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav fired a broadside at the state government early on Friday, October 23, 2026, accusing the Bihar Chief Minister of deploying police to intimidate an RJD candidate's home at 1 a.m. — without a search warrant.
The midnight-knock allegation and what Tejashwi said
In a sharp Hindi-language post, Tejashwi alleged that police were sent to the residence of his party's candidate on the eve of the election in an attempt to demoralise the RJD camp. 'बिना किसी सर्च वारंट के रात एक बजे पुलिस भेज कर हताश करने की असफल कोशिश' — 'a failed attempt to demoralise by sending police at 1 a.m. without any search warrant' — was how he described the action.
He made clear the party was unmoved: 'आदरणीय लालू प्रसाद जी और RJD के कार्यकर्ता व नेता डरने वाले नहीं है' — 'respected Lalu Prasad ji and RJD workers and leaders will not be intimidated.' The message was addressed as much to the party faithful as to the government.
Tejashwi's direct attack on the Chief Minister
Tejashwi went further, characterising the Chief Minister — without naming him — as a person with a 'certified criminal character' accused of seven murders, adding that when such a person heads a government, 'the character of the police also becomes criminal.' He called the Chief Minister a '2 नंबरी सरकार का 10 नंबरी अपराधी मुख्यमंत्री' — loosely, 'a grade-10 criminal Chief Minister running a grade-2 government' — still harbouring illusions about his power.
NationPress could not independently verify the specific criminal allegations Tejashwi levelled at the unnamed Chief Minister; the research notes these claims are unverified.
Modi in the frame — and what is at stake in the Council polls
Tejashwi did not stop at the state government. He trained his sights on Prime Minister Narendra Modi as well, writing that Modi 'has decided to ruin Bihar by handing a razor to a monkey' — a vivid Hindi idiom for placing a dangerous instrument in irresponsible hands.
The immediate trigger is the election to graduate and teacher constituencies of the Bihar Legislative Council, a body elected in part by registered graduates and schoolteachers — a niche but politically watched poll that opposition parties often use to test organisational strength between larger assembly cycles. The outcome of these seats will be a credibility marker for both the RJD and the ruling dispensation ahead of broader electoral contests in the state.
A pattern of pre-poll pressure allegations in Bihar
Accusations of police being weaponised against opposition candidates on the eve of elections are not new to Bihar's political vocabulary. The RJD, founded by Lalu Prasad — himself a towering, often polarising force in the state's politics — has historically framed law-enforcement actions against its cadre as political vendetta. The party's current posture, with Tejashwi as the face of the opposition in the Bihar Legislative Assembly, doubles down on that narrative: every police knock in the night becomes a campaign data point.
Whether the Council seats ultimately swing toward the RJD or the ruling side, Tejashwi has ensured the story entering polling day is about a midnight confrontation — not a policy debate.
Point of View
The RJD converts what could be a routine Council election into a referendum on law-enforcement conduct. The invocation of Lalu Prasad — whose name still carries enormous emotional weight among the party base — signals that the RJD wants to energise its core vote rather than persuade swing voters. Dragging Prime Minister Modi into a state-level police action also reflects the opposition's broader strategy of nationalising Bihar's governance failures, keeping the BJP on the defensive on its own ally's turf. The pattern matters: if the RJD can consistently frame every administrative action as political vendetta, it raises the cost of incumbency well before a general assembly election arrives.
NationPress
23 Oct 2026
Frequently Asked Questions
What did Tejashwi Yadav allege about the Bihar police ahead of the Council elections?
Tejashwi Yadav alleged that police were sent to an RJD candidate's home at 1 a.m. without a search warrant, on the night before the teacher and graduate constituency elections to the Bihar Legislative Council, in what he called a failed attempt to intimidate the candidate.
What are the teacher and graduate constituency elections in Bihar?
Bihar's teacher and graduate constituencies are special seats in the Bihar Legislative Council whose voters are registered schoolteachers and university graduates respectively. They are held periodically under the state election commission and are seen as a test of organisational strength for political parties.
Why did Tejashwi Yadav mention Narendra Modi in his post about the Bihar elections?
Tejashwi accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi of being responsible for the state's governance, using the idiom of 'handing a razor to a monkey' to suggest that Modi had empowered an irresponsible leader in Bihar, thereby ruining the state.
Is it true that Bihar's Chief Minister is accused of seven murders?
This is an allegation made by Tejashwi Yadav in his post. NationPress could not independently verify the specific criminal accusations he levelled; they should be treated as political claims at this stage.
What is the RJD's position in Bihar politics ahead of the 2026 Council elections?
The RJD, led by founder Lalu Prasad and with Tejashwi Yadav as Leader of the Opposition in the Bihar Legislative Assembly, is the principal opposition party in the state. The Council polls are being used by the party to demonstrate ground-level strength ahead of future state elections.
