North India Statesman
News India Live, Digital Desk: In national politics, cracks are now clearly visible between the opposition parties which were part of the ‘INDIA’ alliance against the BJP. Former Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar and RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav Has given a big blow to Congress by entering the battle of Kerala Assembly elections 2026. Tejashwi Yadav is campaigning in Kerala against the Congress-led UDF and in favor of the ruling Left alliance LDF. This step has brought a new boil in the politics from Bihar to Kerala.
Tejashwi’s campaign against Congress: Appeal for CPM candidate Tejashwi Yadav reached Malappuram in Kerala on Wednesday, April 1, where he defeated CPI-M candidate M.K. Addressed a huge public meeting in favor of Sagir. Interestingly, RJD and Congress are together at the national level, but in Kerala, Tejashwi has opened a front against Congress. He appealed to the people there to re-elect the LDF government and praised Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan’s ‘development model’.
Tejashwi embroiled in controversy by comparing Bihar with Kerala During the election campaign in Kozhikode, Kerala, Tejashwi Yadav made such a statement, which gave the ruling NDA in Bihar an opportunity to attack him. While praising the education and health system of Kerala, Tejashwi described Bihar as a ‘backward’ state. He said that he wants Bihar to progress like Kerala. BJP and JDU leaders in Bihar have reacted sharply to this statement of Tejashwi. NDA leaders say that Tejashwi Yadav has ‘defamed’ his own state Bihar by crossing the seven seas.
Questions are being raised on opposition alliance ‘INDIA’ This stand of Tejashwi in Kerala has raised serious questions on the unity of ‘INDIA’ alliance. However, Tejashwi clarified that at the national level they are united against communal forces, but based on regional equations, they are contesting elections separately in some states. But experts believe that after the defeat in Bihar Assembly and recent Rajya Sabha elections, Tejashwi is now adopting the strategy of finding his new political ground and putting pressure on Congress.
Kerala Elections 2026: Voting to be held on April 9 Voting for all 140 assembly seats in Kerala is to be held on 9 April 2026. Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan welcomed Tejashwi Yadav’s support, saying that his presence will further strengthen the fight to save the ‘secular fabric’ of the country. At the same time, Kerala Congress has termed it as double character of RJD. Now it remains to be seen what effect this step of Tejashwi has on the politics of Bihar and the future of the opposition alliance.
