Senior Congress leader Ashok Gehlot during the Mahagathbandhan's joint press conference on Thursday announced RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav as the CM face and VIP chief Mukesh Sahani deputy CM face for the upcoming Bihar assembly Elections.
"Everyone should be worried (about the situation in the country). This is why I can say that after consulting Kharge ji, Rahul ji, and others who are sitting here, that Tejashwi Yadav is the CM candidate for this election. He is a young person. He has a long future and the public will support him," Gehlot said while addressing a press conference here.
During the joint pressy, Gehlot, named as Senior Election Observer by the AICC, said that people of Bihar want change as they struggle with multiple issues, including unemployment.
What Tejashwi said after announcement
Tejashwi Yadav thanked members of the Mahagathbandhan for showing trust in him and said that he will do everything possible to live up to alliance expectations.
"We, the people of Mahagathbandhan, do not just want to form the govt or become the CM, but we want to make Bihar, that is why we are together... I thank all the members of the Mahagathbandhan for showing trust in me. I want to tell all of them that I will do everything possible to live up to your expectations and together we will throw the 20-year-old government that is currently in power," he said.
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Meanwhile, at the Mahagathbandhan press conference, CPI(ML) leader Dipankar Bhattacharya said, "... The people of Bihar have been waiting for the elections for a long time. This election is for the youth, farmers, women, and the poor... We want to assure the people that Bihar is ready... This Mahagathbandhan will fight unitedly to win the election..."
