Rohini Acharya, daughter of RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav, announced on X that she is quitting politics and has disowned her family, a declaration that came a day after the RJD-led alliance suffered a heavy defeat in the Bihar Assembly elections.
Her announcement and the post
In a terse post on X, Acharya wrote that she was leaving politics and severing family ties, adding that her decision followed instructions from two individuals she named, Sanjay Yadav and Rameez, and that she would “take all the blame” for the fallout.
Election context
The timing of Acharya’s statement coincided with a sharp reversal for the RJD in Bihar, where the party’s seat count fell dramatically compared with the 2020 Assembly outcome, as the NDA returned to power in the recent polls.
Who are the figures she referenced
Sanjay Yadav is a Rajya Sabha MP and a close associate of Tejashwi Yadav, who led the party’s campaign during the elections, while Rameez is described in reports as a long-time friend of Tejashwi; neither had immediately responded to requests for comment at the time of publication.
Acharya’s background
A trained medical doctor who has largely remained away from frontline politics, Acharya lived in Singapore with her husband and became more publicly visible in recent years after contesting the 2024 Lok Sabha election from Saran and donating a kidney to her father in 2022; she lost the 2024 parliamentary race and had not been active as a household name in day-to-day party affairs until recent disputes surfaced.
Internal strain in the RJD and what’s next
Observers and party sources link Acharya’s move to mounting tensions over influence, candidate selection, and the growing prominence of Tejashwi’s close circle within the RJD; the family friction was visible earlier this year when Acharya unfollowed senior family members on social media and publicly criticised the role of aides in party events.
The RJD has not released an official response to her announcement and further developments are likely to shape intra-party dynamics going forward.
