Patna: Leader of opposition in Bihar assembly, Tejashwi Prasad Yadav, on Friday alleged that the ruling NDA has only indulged in the game of “govt formation”, saying the state saw governments being formed as many as five times in the past five years.
Tejashwi slams frequent oath-taking ceremonies
This, he alleged, not only wasted 40% of the total working time of the state but also dealt a severe blow to government stability. Tejashwi was referring to the series of oath-taking ceremonies held since November 2020. In November 2020, JD(U) chief Nitish Kumar, whose party won the elections in alliance with the BJP, took oath as chief minister for the seventh time. In August 2022, Nitish broke away from the NDA and formed a new government with support from the Grand Alliance. Around 17 months later, in January 2024, Nitish returned to the NDA and formed another government. He again took oath as chief minister in November 2025 after the NDA secured a historic mandate. Barely four months later, the state witnessed another political development when Nitish stepped down to make way for a BJP chief minister, drawing sharp reactions from the opposition.
Allegations of wasted time and instability
Speaking to reporters in Patna, Tejashwi alleged that the frequent formation of governments had dealt a blow to political stability and affected development work. “As many as five governments have taken oaths in the last five years. How will work be done when the government is not stable?” Tejashwi asked while addressing a function organised at the RJD office to mark Panchayati Raj Diwas on Friday.
He said the opposition alliance received 1.90 crore votes in the 2025 assembly elections — 20 lakh more than in 2020 — but alleged that the NDA grabbed power through conspiracy. “Machine and money power played a key role,” he said.
Allegations against Nitish Kumar
Later, speaking to reporters, Tejashwi alleged that Nitish was forced to make way for the BJP chief minister. “During his election campaigns, Nitish ji never said he would quit the throne after taking the oath. His son Nishant Kumar claimed his father was told by Amit Shah Uncle to continue in his post whenever he wanted, but he had to resign midway,” Tejashwi said, adding, “Nitish was forced to put in his paper.”
The RJD’s national working president also took a dig at the BJP over its choice of chief minister. “He (Samrat Choudhary) is not an original RSS or BJP worker but has an RJD background. Similarly, both the deputy chief ministers — Bijendra Prasad Yadav and Vijay Kumar Choudhary — reached the NDA after travelling from Janata Dal and the Congress,” Tejashwi said. “No doubt Samrat is BJP CM but never was an RSS worker,” he said.
Bureaucracy and RJD workers
Alleging that bureaucracy reigns supreme under the present NDA regime, the RJD leader said elected representatives, whether MLAs or ministers, have failed to get due respect from bureaucrats. “The situation goes even worse when the people’s representatives come from the RJD,” he alleged, asking party workers to stay united and dislodge the NDA in the next elections.
