SaralnamaCongress leader Ashok Gehlot announced Tejashwi Yadav as the Chief Minister face for the Mahagathbandhan in Bihar's 2025 assembly elections. During a press conference, Gehlot also named Mukesh Sahni as the Deputy CM candidate. He urged the NDA to declare their CM candidate as well. This announcement clarified previous uncertainty about Yadav's candidacy and signaled unity within the Mahagathbandhan alliance to the public. The declaration comes ahead of the upcoming Bihar state elections scheduled for 2025. (Updated 24 Oct 2025, 00:43 IST; source: link)
Key Points
- Congress leader Ashok Gehlot announced Tejashwi Yadav as the Chief Minister face for the Mahagathbandhan in Bihar's 2025 assembly elections on 16 Nov 2023
- During a press conference, Gehlot also named Mukesh Sahni as the Deputy CM candidate
- He urged the NDA to declare their CM candidate as well