New Delhi, April 14 -- Leader of Opposition in the Bihar assembly and RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav on Tuesday called the newly elected Leader of the BJP Legislative Party, Samrat Choudhary, "a product of Lalu Yadav's classroom."

Speaking with the media, Yadav said that Choudhary was not chosen as the Chief Minister of Bihar by the people, alleging that the BJP has ended the tenure of Nitish Kumar, who resigned as the CM earlier today.

"... Samrat Choudhary is a product of Lalu Yadav's classroom. Bihar's politics will continue to revolve around Lalu Yadav... The BJP, too, governed alongside them (NDA) for 20 years. Yet, Bihar's treasury remains empty... This is not a Chief Minister chosen by the people of Bihar. The mandate was not given by...