Tejashwi makes his presence felt in Bihar even as Congress pulls him down

The frenetic campaigning during the Bihar Assembly polls by 31-year-old Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav seemed to bear fruit as votes were counted on Tuesday for the 243-member Bihar Assembly.

The chief ministerial chair might still elude Yadav, but for that ally Congress is to blame as it underperformed.

With over 23 per cent vote share and nearly the single largest party in the Assembly, Yadav accomplished crystallisation of social justice 2.0.

The vote share was evidence that he managed to overcome the caste obstacles to shape a new Muslim, Yadav, Youth support base for his party, with