'''Tejashwi Prasad Yadav''' (born 9 November 1989) is an Indian politician and former professional cricketer who serves as the 5th and current [[Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar]], in office since 2022. He also serves as the Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Minister of Road Construction and Public Works Department, Minister of Urban Development and Housing as well as the Minister of Rural Works and Development in the [[Eighth Nitish Kumar ministry|Bihar Government]]. A member of the [[Bihar Legislative Assembly]] from [[Raghopur Assembly constituency]] since 2015, Yadav leads the [[Rashtriya Janata Dal]] - the single largest political party in the state of [[Bihar]], and is the chairperson of the [[Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)|Mahagathbandhan]] alliance, the ruling coalition currently in Government. As a professional cricketer, he was in the [[Delhi Daredevils]] and the [[Jharkhand cricket team]].<ref name="azzlX" /><ref name="XtLGk" /> He is noted to have been both the youngest [[Deputy Chief Minister]] of Bihar and the youngest [[Leader of Opposition]] in India during the respective periods.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":0" /> Yadav was featured in the [[Indian Express]] ‘100 Most Powerful Indians’ in 2020 and 2021.<ref>{{Cite news|title=IE100: The list of most powerful Indians in 2021|work=[[The Indian Express]]language=en}}</ref> |
'''Tejashwi Prasad Yadav''' (born 9 November 1989) is an Indian politician and former professional cricketer who serves as the 5th and current [[Deputy Chief Minister of Bihar]], in office since 2022. He also serves as the Minister of Health and Family Welfare, Minister of Road Construction and Public Works Department, Minister of Urban Development and Housing as well as the Minister of Rural Works and Development in the [[Eighth Nitish Kumar ministry|Bihar Government]]. A member of the [[Bihar Legislative Assembly]] from [[Raghopur Assembly constituency]] since 2015, Yadav leads the [[Rashtriya Janata Dal]] - the single largest political party in the state of [[Bihar]], and is the chairperson of the [[Mahagathbandhan (Bihar)|Mahagathbandhan]] alliance, the ruling coalition currently in Government. As a professional cricketer, he was in the [[Delhi Daredevils]] and the [[Jharkhand cricket team]].<ref name="azzlX" /><ref name="XtLGk" /> He is noted to have been both the youngest [[Deputy Chief Minister]] of Bihar and the youngest [[Leader of Opposition]] in India during the respective periods.<ref name=":1" /><ref name=":0" /> Yadav was featured in the [[Indian Express]] ‘100 Most Powerful Indians’ in 2020 and 2021.<ref>{{Cite news|title=IE100: The list of most powerful Indians in 2021|work=[[The Indian Express]]language=en}}</ref> |