Lalu's son Tej Pratap finishes 3rd in Bihar's Mahua; LJP (RV) nominee winner

Patna, Nov 14 (PTI) RJD supremo Lalu Prasad's elder son and Janshakti Janta Dal chief Tej Pratap Yadav was on Friday relegated to the third spot in Bihar's Mahua seat, with LJP (RV) candidate Sanjay Kumar Singh defeating RJD's Mukesh Kumar Raushan by 44,997 votes.

Tej Pratap, who recently floated his political outfit after being expelled from the RJD by his father, polled 35,703 votes, while Singh bagged 87,641 votes and Raushan got 42,644 votes, according to the Election Commission.

The Janshakti Janta Dal chief was expelled from the RJD on May 25 for six years, a day after he reportedly confessed to being “in a relationship” with a woman.

He, however, deleted the social media post later, and claimed that his account was "hacked".

Lalu Prasad had also disowned Tej Pratap for his "irresponsible behaviour". PTI NAM NN RBT