India, Sept. 21 -- Tejashwi Yadav of the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) is the "most prominent face" for projecting as chief minister in Bihar for the Mahagathbandhan ('grand alliance'), according to a member of Parliament from the Congress, which is the RJD's junior ally in the state.

"Aur koi vikalp hai hi nahin (There is no alternative)," said Akhilesh Prasad Singh, a Rajya Sabha MP and former chief of the Bihar Congress unit, when asked about the CM face. He brought up Tejashwi Yadav's name and said, "He is the most prominent face."

Asked if he would take this up in his party, he added, "The priority at first is to defeat the BJP-Nitish Kumar (JDU) alliance. This (question of CM face) will come up when we are in a position to form the g...