The decision of Lalu to declare him as his political successor paved the way for a leadership transition in his party. His elder brother Tej Pratap was also given a place in the cabinet with plum portfolios. Lalu may play the role of an advisor to his sons much like SP supremo Mulayam Singh Yadav in UP.
The 26-year-old Yadav is tech-savvy and was leading the campaign team for the RJD on social media and articulated the party’s view on new media from time to time. He had also aggressively campaigned for his mother Rabri Devi and sister Misa Bharati in the last Lok Sabha polls. Meanwhile, the portfolio allocation by Nitish Kumar did not raise any eyebrows but clearly showed a fine balancing
