Tejashwi Yadav

Tejashwi is named alongside his parents in the IRCTC case concerning the award of hotel contracts and associated land transactions. In October 2025, the court framed conspiracy and fraud charges against him.

State of the evidence

formal framing of charges and legal challenge documented

Legal status — source text

charges framed in October 2025; Delhi High Court sought CBI's response in January 2026; no conviction

Attribution

personal allegation of conspiracy and fraud; he was not the minister who awarded the contracts

In the land-for-jobs case, the CBI alleges that railway jobs were exchanged for land benefiting the Yadav family. Tejashwi is among the family members against whom charges were framed in January 2026.

State of the evidence

CBI investigation and framing of charges documented

Attribution

personal allegation of participation in the alleged family conspiracy; presumption of innocence

During the Special Intensive Revision of Bihar's electoral rolls, Tejashwi claimed that a search using his EPIC number did not show his name. The Electoral Registration Officer subsequently asked him to surrender the card, which the authority said it had not officially issued.

State of the evidence

press conference and electoral notices documented

Legal status — source text

administrative notice; no criminal finding of fraud verified

Attribution

personal allegation limited to the disputed status of an EPIC card; fraud must not be presented as established

A statement by Tejashwi concerning 'thugs' and Gujaratis led to a criminal defamation complaint in Ahmedabad.

State of the evidence

remarks, complaint, apology and Supreme Court decision documented

Legal status — source text

Supreme Court quashed the complaint in February 2024

Attribution

personal responsibility for the remarks, with a favourable judicial outcome following retraction

Tejashwi published a video on the first day of Navratri showing him eating fish in a helicopter, which the BJP used to accuse him of disregarding religious sensitivities.

State of the evidence

video, filming date and controversy documented

Legal status — source text

no judicial proceedings

Attribution

personal responsibility for the publication; the allegation that he ate fish during Navratri was misleading as to the date

Defending calls for a caste census, Tejashwi asked why castes could not be counted when even 'pashu-pakshi' (animals and birds) were counted. A BJP spokesperson demanded an apology, alleging that he had compared Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe communities to animals.

State of the evidence

remarks and controversy documented

Legal status — source text

no judicial proceedings

Attribution

personal responsibility for the wording

During the Bihar campaign, Tejashwi said that under Lalu, poor people could walk confidently past the 'Babu Saheb', an expression his opponents interpreted as targeting upper castes.

State of the evidence

remarks and clarification documented

Legal status — source text

no judicial proceedings

Attribution

personal responsibility for his remarks

Following his departure from government in 2017, Tejashwi challenged an order requiring him to vacate the official bungalow designated for reallocation to the new Deputy Chief Minister.

State of the evidence

High Court and Supreme Court decisions documented

Legal status — source text

appeal dismissed by Supreme Court in February 2019; Rs 50,000 fine

Attribution

personal responsibility for challenging reallocation of accommodation after leaving office as Deputy Chief Minister