Janshakti Janta Dal chief Tej Pratap Yadav was booked for allegedly violating the Model Code of Conduct (MCC) during the filing of his nomination papers from the Mahua Assembly seat in Bihar’s Vaishali district on Sunday (October 19, 2025), police said.

According to a statement issued by the district police, the Circle Officer of Mahua lodged a complaint with the police station concerned after a video, which went viral on social media, showed Mr. Yadav using a SUV, bearing a police logo and a beacon light, during a procession for submitting his documents on October 16.

"It was thoroughly examined and found that the police logo and beacon light used on the vehicle were a private one. Therefore, a case was registered for violation of the Election Code of Conduct," it said.

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