Rohini Acharya, Lalu Yadav’s daughter, to contest from Saran Lok Sabha seat as RJD candidate

Lok Sabha elections 2024: RJD president Lalu Prasad Yadav’s daughter Rohini Acharya is set to make her poll debut as she will contest the upcoming Lok Sabha elections from Saran Lok Sabha constituency, said sources. Party leaders have also hinted at this development through social media channels. Members of the Lalu family have been contesting elections from the Saran seat for a long time.

Currently, three of Lalu’s children are actively involved in politics. These include his elder daughter Misa Bharti, as well as both of his sons, Tej Pratap Yadav and Tejashwi Yadav, both of whom have previously served as ministers.

It is pertinent to mention that Rohini was the one who generously donated one of her kidneys to her father when he underwent kidney transplantation surgery in a Singapore-based hospital back in December 2022. 

Rohini Acharya name proposed in RJD meeting

According to sources, during a meeting of the RJD held on Sunday (March 17), RJD MLC Sunil Kumar Singh proposed Rohini’s name for the Saran seat. The suggestion received unanimous agreement from all attendees. 

During the meeting, Singh emphasised the strong emotional connection between the Saran seat and the Lalu family in the minds of party workers. Consequently, considering any other candidate’s name was deemed inappropriate. Furthermore, Singh highlighted that the party might not garner support from other local RJD leaders in Saran if a different local candidate, such as former minister Jitendra Rai, were to be nominated. Therefore, Rohini was considered a more viable option.

Singh described Rohini as an “embodiment of immense love, devotion and dedication towards her father”. Singh who is close to the Lalu family in a Facebook post wrote, “Dr. Rohini Acharya is an embodiment of immense love, devotion and dedication towards her father. It is the heartfelt wish of all the party workers of Saran division that Dr. Rohini Acharya should be declared the candidate of Rashtriya Janata Dal from Saran Lok Sabha.”

Lok Sabha elections 

Lok Sabha elections will be held in seven phases beginning from April 19 and results will be announced on June 4. The Election Commission has said that the Lok Sabha elections will be held in 7 phases. In Bihar, voting for the first phase will begin on April 19 and voting for the seventh phase will take place on June 1. 

The other phases will be on April 26, May 7, May 13, May 20, May 25 and June 1. Assembly elections in Arunachal Pradesh and Sikkim will be held on April 19, and in Andhra Pradesh on May 13. Elections to Odisha assembly will be held in four phases on May 13, May 20, May 25 and June 1. Bypolls will also be held for 26 assembly constituencies, Kumar said at a press conference flanked by two new Election Commissioners Gyanesh Kumar and Sukhbir Singh Sandhu. The counting of votes will be held on June 4.