In May 2025, Tej Pratap Yadav, the eldest son of former Bihar Chief Minister Lalu Prasad Yadav, sparked widespread political and family controversy after posting a photo on social media announcing a 12-year romantic relationship with party member Anushka Yadav. At the time of the announcement, Tej Pratap remained legally married to his wife Aishwarya Rai, whom he married in 2018, though the couple lived separately and divorce proceedings were pending in court. Following the public post, Tej Pratap deleted the announcement and claimed his social media account had been hacked. In response to the public conduct and breach of family decorum, Lalu Prasad Yadav expelled Tej Pratap from the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) party for six years and disinherited him from family property.
Country: India
State/Province: Bihar, India
City/Region: Patna
Incident Type: Separation / Divorce (No Reported Violence)
Relationship Status: Separated
Relationship Duration: Approximately 7 years (marriage since 2018)
Incident Date: May 25, 2025
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Approximately 7 years (marriage since 2018)
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Infidelity / Family Opposition
The incident reflects a high-profile marital breakdown compounded by political and family dynamics. Tej Pratap Yadav entered an arranged political marriage with Aishwarya Rai in 2018, which quickly ruptured into estrangement and pending divorce litigation. His public disclosure of a long-standing affair with Anushka Yadav violated family decorum and political boundaries, triggering punitive disciplinary action from his political family.
The underlying conflict centers on matrimonial disputes and political family governance rather than a violent criminal act. Divorce petitions between Tej Pratap Yadav and Aishwarya Rai remain pending before the court. Party leaders disowned Tej Pratap Yadav for six years, citing public misconduct and moral breach. Claims regarding social media hacking were dismissed as non-credible by social media commentators and news analysts.
Conflicting claims emerged regarding whether the divorce papers were formally filed or actively pending in court, as well as whether Tej Pratap Yadav's social media account was genuinely compromised by hackers or if the post was an intentional disclosure.
In 2018, Tej Pratap Yadav married Aishwarya Rai in an arranged arrangement described as a political alliance. The marriage soon broke down, leading to living separately and legal divorce petitions. On May 25, 2025, Tej Pratap posted a social media picture declaring a 12-year relationship with RJD member Anushka Yadav. Amid public backlash and political embarrassment, he deleted the post alleging an account hack. RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav subsequently expelled Tej Pratap from the party and disinherited him from family assets.
The case involves ongoing judicial divorce proceedings and public interpersonal estrangement without physical violence. Public exposure, disownership, and political expulsion create elevated social and emotional distress among the involved parties, but no violent threats or physical harm are reported in the source text.
Unresolved marital conflict within prominent public figures can explode into institutional and family crises when personal disclosures cross political and social boundaries. Deception claims following social media disclosures often fail to mitigate surrounding organizational and familial sanctions.
Persistent marital estrangement following a 2018 political marriage, public admissions of a non-consensual union, and growing personal closeness with an RJD youth wing affiliate served as early indicators of upcoming conflict.
Social media posts, public photographs, videos showing intimate association, and statements from party members helped connect the timeline of the relationship.
The primary evidence consisted of deleted social media posts, viral photographs, video recordings, political press statements, and court filings related to the pending divorce.
Aishwarya Rai stated that she was learning details regarding the situation and divorce via media reports. Lalu Prasad Yadav stated that irresponsible public conduct and disregard for family decorum necessitated removing his son from the party and family. Rohini Acharya stated that repeatedly crossing family prestige limits makes one subject to criticism.
Initial reports focused on a social media post, but follow-up reporting confirmed formal family disownership, a six-year party suspension, and clarification regarding pending court divorce petitions.
It remains unclear whether formal divorce decree proceedings have reached a final court hearing and whether Tej Pratap Yadav will attempt political reconciliation or launch independent political activity.