Tej Pratap Yadav in trouble for using ‘police logo’ vehicle; JJD chief booked for MCC offense in poll-bound Bihar

Janshakti Janata Dal (JJD) chief Tej Pratap Yadav, the eldest son of Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav, was booked for violating the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) in Bihar on Sunday. The incident took place while filing his nomination papers from the Mahua Assembly constituency in Bihar’s Vaishali district, a video of which has since gone viral. In the video, Yadav is seen using an SUV with a police logo and a beacon light during a procession for filing papers for nomination on October 16. “It was thoroughly investigated and found that the police logo and beacon light used on the vehicle was a private one. Therefore, a case for violation of the election code was registered through the police code of conduct,” a statement said. The MCC is a set of guidelines issued by the Election Commission of India (ECI) to regulate the conduct of political parties and their candidates during elections. Tej Pratap floated the Janshakti Janata Dal after he was expelled from the RJD for six years by Lalu, after he reportedly admitted to being “in an affair” with a woman. However, the Janshakti Janata Dal chief later deleted the Facebook post in question, claiming that his page had been ‘hacked’. Lalu subsequently expelled Tej Pratap from the party, before disowning him for his “irresponsible behaviour”. JJD to contest 21 seats in Bihar For the 2025 Bihar Assembly elections, Tej Pratap’s party is fielding candidates in 21 constituencies, 13 of which have sitting MLAs from the INDIA block, which includes his father’s party RJD, the Congress and the CPI-MLL. The remaining eight JJD candidates will contest in constituencies that have the MLAs from the NDA, which includes the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and the Nitish Kumar-led Janata Dal (United). Bihar will vote in two phases on November 6 and 11 to elect members to its 243-member Legislative Assembly. The counting of votes will take place on November 14 and the results will be announced that same day.