RJD's Manoj Jha Defends Tejaswi Yadav's Holiday After Bihar Poll Defeat, Cites 'Counterfactual Imagination'

In a candid interview on India Today's UnPolitics, RJD leader and Rajya Sabha MP Manoj Jha addresses the party's recent defeat in the Bihar Assembly elections. Jha defends Tejaswi Yadav's decision to take a European holiday amidst criticism from senior leader Shivanand Tiwari, stating, 'A leader knows what to pick up from where.' He dismisses claims of a succession battle and reflects on the need for civil dialogue in democracy, saying, 'I want Conversation here in our streets in our colleges in my parliament to remain as civil as it was.' Jha also reveals his dream dinner guests would include Leon Trotsky, Isaac Deutscher, and Jawaharlal Nehru.