Patna: Tej Pratap Yadav, who launched the Janshakti Janata Dal (JJD) and entered the Bihar Assembly elections with a new political outfit, appears far from discouraged by the party’s defeat.

He has announced that his party will contest the upcoming elections in Uttar Pradesh and West Bengal.

“My party will field candidates in the 2027 Uttar Pradesh Assembly elections and will also participate in the West Bengal Assembly polls. The opposition in Bihar is weak, so I will raise public issues strongly and will soon begin a state-wide tour to listen to people’s problems,” Yadav told media persons in Patna on Friday.

Despite the electoral setback, the Janshakti Janata Dal patron and former minister said he is emerging with renewed political energy.

“Winning and losing are part of democracy.

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