PoliticianIndian

Tej Pratap Yadav

Also known as: Teju Bhaiya

Politician, Social Media Personality, Reality TV Personality

Age38 Years Old

Birth DateApril 16, 1988

StatusDivorced

Official:

Biography & Overview

Tej Pratap Yadav is an Indian politician, social media personality and reality television personality. Born on 16 April 1988 in Gopalganj, Bihar, he is the elder son of former Bihar Chief Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav and former Bihar Chief Minister Rabri Devi. He entered electoral politics in 2015 and was elected from the Mahua constituency of Bihar. He served as Bihar's Health Minister and also held the Environment, Forest and Climate Change portfolio. He was later elected from Hasanpur in 2020. After his expulsion from the Rashtriya Janata Dal in 2025, he launched the Janshakti Janta Dal. In 2026, he entered reality television as a contestant on Rise & Fall Season 2.

Known For:

Bihar politics, former Bihar Health Minister, Janshakti Janta Dal, social-media presence, Rise & Fall Season 2

Personal Information

Full Name: Tej Pratap Yadav
Birthplace: Gopalganj, Bihar, India
Date of Birth: April 16, 1988
Religion: Hindu
Caste / Ethnicity: Yadav / OBC
Hobbies: Horse riding, playing flute, cricket, listening to music, spirituality, spending time in Mathura and Vrindavan

Physical Statistics

Height: 5 ft 8
Weight: 75 kg
Eye Color: Black
Hair Color: Black

Education & Qualifications

Highest Degree

Class 12 / Intermediate

Family & Relationships

Father: Lalu Prasad Yadav
Mother: Rabri Devi
Spouse / Partner: Aishwarya Rai
Brother: Tejashwi Yadav
Sister: Misa Bharti
Sister: Rohini Acharya
Sister: Chanda Yadav
Sister: Ragini Yadav
Sister: Hema Yadav
Sister: Anushka Yadav
Sister: Raj Lakshmi Yadav

Career Milestones & Awards

Career Debut

2015 — Bihar Legislative Assembly election

Notable Works & Projects

Bihar Legislative Assembly — Mahua

Bihar Legislative Assembly — Hasanpur

Bihar Health Minister

Bihar Environment, Forest and Climate Change Minister

Janshakti Janta Dal

Bhojpuri Bawaal

Rise & Fall Season 2

Awards & Honors

Honorary Doctorate: Bihar Takshila University

Favorites & Preferences

food

Chaap, Rohu fish, Katla fish

sport

Cricket

destination

Mathura / Vrindavan

band

Amitabh Bachchan

Lesser-Known Facts & Trivia

1Tej Pratap Yadav is the elder son of Lalu Prasad Yadav and Rabri Devi.
2He entered electoral politics in 2015 from Mahua.
3He served as Bihar's Health Minister between 2015 and 2017.
4He also handled the Environment, Forest and Climate Change portfolio.
5He later represented the Hasanpur Assembly constituency.
6He has a strong interest in horse riding.
7He is known for playing the flute.
8He has publicly shown an interest in cricket and music.
9Mathura and Vrindavan have been recurring locations in his public life.
10He has appeared publicly in Krishna and Shiva-inspired religious avatars.
11He has a YouTube channel called LR Vlog.
12He trained in aviation and completed an initial stage of the Commercial Pilot Licence course in 2025, according to NDTV.
13He launched Janshakti Janta Dal in September 2025.
14His party contested the 2025 Bihar Assembly election, but did not win a seat; Tej Pratap himself finished third in Mahua.
15In July 2026, he was detained during a Bihar bandh protest after joining demonstrators supporting students protesting over the NEET paper-leak issue.