Arrah (Bihar) [India], November 2 (ANI): Rashtriya Lok Morcha (RLM) national president Upendra Kushwaha on Sunday said that Congress had to accept Tejashwi Yadav as the Mahagahtbandhan's Chief Ministerial candidate because Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) forced them.

"What PM Modi said is right. All the major leaders of the Congress have been visiting Bihar. They never opened their mouth on this issue. The RJD forced them, and due to that, the Congress had to accept this," Kushwaha told ANI.

Speaking of a rift within Mahagathbandhan , Prime Minister Narendra Modi today said that RJD had stolen the Chief Minister's post from the Congress party, and the Mahagathbandhan was "forced" to announce Tejashwi Yadav as their CM face amid pressure.

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