KOLKATA: Tejashwi Prasad Yadav has already visited the city to campaign for former mayor Firhad Hakim at his Port constituency and chances now look bright that the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader could be canvassing for Trinamool Congress candidates again at some pockets in Bengal when the state votes in the industrial belts of North 24 Parganas and Burdwan that have sizeable population with roots in Bihar.
Following his meeting with Mamata Banerjee at Nabanna last month, Yadav had spelled out RJD’s first priority of stopping any fascist forces from coming to power. He made it clear that his party’s stand was to “support Mamata ji”, while calling upon people from Bihar staying in Bengal to vote for TMC.
RJD’s Rajya Sabha MP and national spokesperson Manoj Jha earlier stated that “it is likely Tejashwi will be campaigning in Bengal.” On Sunday, Jha did not answer to phone calls from TOI but he neither confirmed nor denied the messages sent to him. TMC sources said Yadav’s campaigning would “add firepower” to TMC’s campaign.
According to sources close to some top RJD leaders, the 31-year old Yadav scion, who has already extended his party’s support to the TMC in Bengal by not fielding any candidates, has received feedbacks and requests from TMC candidates and leaders to campaign in some constituencies where the vote of people from Bihar will be crucial.