India, Nov. 16 -- The Rashtriya Janata Dal finds itself engulfed in a political storm following the Bihar Assembly election results declared on 14 November, with all eyes turning to a figure who has long operated in the shadows: Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Yadav. Once a low-profile adviser, he now stands at the epicenter of the party's internal turmoil, his influence and decisions under the harshest public scrutiny the RJD has witnessed in years.

The controversy exploded into full view on the very day results were announced. Rohini Acharya, daughter of RJD supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav, posted a stunning message on X declaring she was "quitting politics" and "disowning her family". In her emotional outburst, she directly blamed Sanjay Yadav and an...