Bihar polls: Tejashwi Yadav files nomination, promises 10 lakh jobs if RJD wins

RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav filed his nomination for upcoming Bihar Assembly elections on Wednesday.

The RJD leader filed his nomination from Raghopur constituency in Vaishali district.

Tejashwi said Mahagathbandhan govt will sanction 10 lakh jobs in first cabinet meet.

"We will sanction 10 lakh jobs in first cabinet meet if we form govt.

These will be government jobs and hence will be permanent in nature.

I promise to meet the 'equal pay for equal work' demand of teachers," he said.

Earlier, Tejashwi sought blessings of his mother Rabri Devi and elder brother Tej Pratap ahead filing nomination.

The 30-year-old Yadav scion will contest against BJP candidate Satish Kumar.

In 2015, Tejashwi had won the seat defeating BJP candidate by a margin of 22,733 votes.