Lalu Prasad Yadav's older son, Tej Pratap Yadav, is being left behind this election, as he is currently trailing in the fourth position in the Mahua constituency.

Tej Yadav had formed his own party after being expelled from his father's party, the RJD. He had founded the Janshakti Janta Dal (JJD) this year and is contesting independently.

LJP (RV)’s candidate Sanjay Kumar Singh is leading at the Mahua seat with over 6000 votes after the sixth round of counting. He currently holds about 19,106 votes in the most recent update and is continuing to widen the gap.

In May 2025, Lalu Yadav expelled his son Tej from the party for six years, citing his “irresponsible behavior” and failure to conform to probity and family values.

After the split, Tej began the JJD and then announced an alliance

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