This 27 year old is an amateur in politics. Yet owing to his strong political background he was elected unopposed as Saifai block Chief, a post that was once held by his father.
After Samajwadi Party's drastic defeat in the 2014 Lok Sabha Polls, there were speculations that SP Chief may think beyond his family and select veteran SP leaders like Azam Khan or Ram Gopal Yadav. Finally, the SP supremo decided to put his money on Tej Pratap Yadav.
In the 2014 Lok Sabha polls, Mulayam Singh Yadav contested from both Azamgarh and Mainpuri. He won both the seats.