High-Voltage Drama In Patna: RJD Leader Cries, Tears Clothes, Chases Lalu's Car Over Ticket Denial

A high-voltage drama unfolded in poll-bound Bihar's Patna district as a Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader broke down after being denied ticket in the upcoming state assembly elections. Senior RJD leader Madan

Shah tore his clothes, lay down on the road and cried outside the residence of party chief Lalu Yadav after being denied a ticket. Madan Shah alleged that his candidature was rejected after he refused to pay an amount of Rs 2.7 crore. "Lalu Prasad Yadav promised to give me a ticket for the Bihar Assembly Elections 2025... RJD leader Sanjay Yadav had demanded ₹2.7 crore, and when I refused to pay, the party ticket was given to someone else," Shah said, as quoted by PTI. Breaking down outside the RJD chief's residence, Shah said, "They are giving away tickets. Sanjay Yadav is doing all this. I have come here to die. Lalu Yadav is my Guru. He had said that he would give me a ticket, but it was given to Santosh Kushwaha, a BJP agent..."

#WATCH | Madan Shah tears his clothes, breaks down, falls to the ground and says, "...They will not form the government; Tejashwi is very arrogant, doesn't meet people...They are giving away tickets...Sanjay Yadav is doing all this...I have come here to die. Lalu Yadav is my… https://t.co/QdvLl6fkbA pic.twitter.com/NM50bPzxPJ

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"They will not form the government; Tejashwi is very arrogant, doesn't meet people..." he added. Shah alleged that he was called by Lalu Yadav and Tejashwi Yadav to Ranchi in 2020, and a survey was conducted regarding the prospects of his victory. "In 2020, Lalu ji called me to Ranchi and got a survey done regarding the population of Teli community, and that Madan Shah will defeat Randhir Singh from Madhuban constituency. Tejashwi ji and Lalu ji had called me, they had said that they will give me a ticket. I have been working for the party since the '90s. I am a poor man, I sold my land," Shah was quoted as saying by ANI.

According to a video shared by news agency ANI on X, Shah also tried to chase after party president Lalu Prasad Yadav's car as the former CM arrived at his residence in Patna. Elections to the 243-member Bihar assembly will be held in two phases, on November 6 and 11. The votes will be counted on November 14.