Tejashwi Prasad Yadav is an Indian politician. He was born on 9 November 1989 in Gopalganj, Bihar. His zodiac sign is Sagittarius. He attended Delhi Public School, RK Puram. His father, Lalu Prasad Yadav, and mother, Rabri Devi, are the former Chief Ministers of India. 

His brother, Tej Pratap Yadav is also a politician. He has seven sisters, Misa Bharti, Rohini Acharya, Chanda Singh, Ragini Yadav, Hema Yadav, Anushka Rao, and Raj Lakshmi. 

He is married to Rajshree Yadav. They are parents to a daughter named Katyayani. 

Interesting facts about Tejashwi Yadav

Tejashwi Yadav is the youngest son of politicians Lalu Prasad Yadav and Rabri Devi. 

He discontinued his schooling after grade 8 to pursue a career as a professional cricketer. As a child, he participated in several cricket tournaments. He was also the captain of his school cricket team. 

Tejashwi Yadav was selected as a player in the Delhi Under-19 cricket team. From 2009 to 2012, he played for the Delhi Daredevils IPL team. 

In the year 2010, he decided to venture into politics after not being able to establish himself as a successful cricket player. The same year, he campaigned for the first time in the Bihar Assembly elections for his father Lalu Prasad Yadav.

Tejashwi Yadav’s political journey

In 2015, he successfully won in the Bihar Legislative Assembly election from Raghopur constituency as an RJD member. 

The same year, Tejashwi Yadav was appointed as the Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar. He served his term till 2017. 

In 2020, he was elected as an MLA from Raghopur constituency.

After the formation of BJP-JDU government in Bihar, 27-year-old youth leader of RJD party, Tejashwi Yadav, emerged as the youngest leader in the opposition of BJP and JDU.

Since 2022, Tejashwi Yadav is serving as the 5th and current Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar.