At NDTV's Bihar Power Play, Pappu Yadav made a series of strong statements - declaring his support for Tejashwi Yadav as the Mahagathbandhan's chief ministerial face and questioning why Bihar still lacks premier institutes like IITs and IIMs. Hitting out at the ruling alliance, he said the concept of "gundaraj" was brought by the opposition and acknowledged that "jungle raj" did exist earlier. On the cash controversy, Yadav asserted he has "never taken an MP's salary" and has always worked for people's welfare. He also criticized the voter list revision process, calling it flawed and unfair.