Tejashwi Yadav joins Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra’ in Bihar’s Sasaram

Former Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Tejashwi Yadav accompanied Rahul Gandhi during his ‘Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra’ on Friday in Bihar’s Sasaram. The Yatra is in its final stage in Bihar and is set to enter Uttar Pradesh later today.

Yadav was observed driving Rahul Gandhi and other leaders in the lead jeep as the yatra moved through Sasaram, with the RJD leader acknowledging his ally in his post on Twitter.

Yadav is scheduled to share the stage with Rahul Gandhi during a public meeting in Kaimur at Dhaneychha in the Durgawati block of Kaimur. This marks the first time the RJD leader will be seen sharing the stage with Gandhi in Bihar since state Chief Minister Nitish Kumar severed his ties with the grand alliance.

“Today is the 34th day of Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra, and Rahul Gandhi will have conversations with farmer leaders in Rohtas today…Today around 2:30 pm, Tejashwi Yadav and Rahul Gandhi will address a gathering in Kaimur, and at around 5 pm, the yatra will enter Uttar Pradesh,” senior party leader and Rajya Sabha MP Jairam Ramesh shared on X.

Later in the day, at 4 pm, the Yatra will move into UP’s Chandauli, staying in UP until the evening of February 25 with a two-day break on February 22 and 23.

Earlier on Thursday, the Yatra reached Bihar’s Aurangabad, where Gandhi lauded the Supreme Court’s verdict on electoral bonds, promising to conduct a financial survey across the country if voted to power in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.

The Nyay Yatra entered Bihar after Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, leading the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance, severed ties with the Mahagathbandhan and rejoined the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance.

Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra will also join the Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra led by Rahul Gandhi as it enters Uttar Pradesh on Friday evening. She will join her brother in Chandauli in Uttar Pradesh after the yatra enters the state from Bihar.

The East-West Manipur-Mumbai Yatra traverses 6,700 km through 15 states and aims to highlight the message of “nyay” (justice) while meeting common people on the way.