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Rohini Acharya may get RJD vice-president post: reports
RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav's daughter Rohini Acharya is tipped to become the party's national vice-president, with former chief minister Rabri Devi reportedly proposing she vacate the post for her. According to Prabhatkhabar.com, the proposal has been placed before the family, including Lalu Prasad and national working president Tejashwi Yadav, whose consent is awaited before any formal decision.
Bhaskar.com reports that Acharya recently visited her maternal uncle Sadhu Yadav, a former RJD leader who has been shut out of the party and family. In an interview with Bhaskar, Sadhu Yadav said the party had suffered losses and that Acharya could lead the RJD if needed. He also alleged that a conspiracy against him was being repeated with Acharya and Tej Pratap Yadav. Acharya had left for Singapore in November 2025 after accusing Tejashwi's aides of ill-treatment and blaming them for the party's poll defeat.
Acharya returned to Patna on 1 October and will next meet with party workers, according to sources.
Indian Opinion Analysis
Prabhatkhabar.com frames Rohini Acharya's return primarily as a bid to unify the RJD's old guard, presenting the vice-president proposal as a family matter that awaits Tejashwi Yadav's consent. Bhaskar.com's interview with Sadhu Yadav offers a starkly different account: he accuses the party of conspiring against her and Tej Pratap and endorses her leadership capacity. The two outlets diverge on the core tension, Prabhatkhabar highlights organisational unity, while Bhaskar foregrounds internal conflict and the party's electoral losses. Neither outlet quotes the RJD's official response to the proposal. The coverage shows that the story's framing depends entirely on whether one centres the leadership's reported initiative or the sharp criticism from a sidelined family member.
Coverage: 2 sources, 2 neutral
Sources (2): prabhatkhabar.com (neutral report), bhaskar.com (neutral report)
This brief was synthesised by AI from the 2 sources linked above, so one read covers every framing they carry. Methodology and corrections.
