Factionalism deepens in JD(U) amid succession debate and Anand Mohan’s attack
For long, political observers have been deliberating over the future of the Janata Dal (United) after Nitish Kumar.
For long, political observers have been deliberating over the future of the Janata Dal (United) after Nitish Kumar.
JDU President Nitish Kumar has nominated his close aide Shravan Kumar as the leader of the party’s legislative wing. The Assembly Secretariat issued a notification to this effect on Tuesday.
BJP leader Samrat Chaudhary took oath as the 24th Chief Minister of Bihar on Wednesday in a brief and low-profile ceremony held at Lok Bhavan, Patna. Along with him, Bijendra Prasad Yadav and Vijay Kumar Chaudhary from the JD(U) quota were sworn in as Deputy Chief Ministers.
BJP’s Chief Minister-designate Samrat Choudhary has several strengths — his caste background, his administrative abilities, his age, and his closeness to key NDA ally Janata Dal (United)—that together worked in his favour as the party looked for a replacement for Nitish Kumar.
Tyagi, who served as the Chief Spokesperson and General Secretary of the JDU, has been with the party since its merger with the Samata Party on October 30, 2003.
A new chapter has begun in Bihar’s politics. Amid discussions about Chief Minister Nitish Kumar moving to the Rajya Sabha, his son, Nishant Kumar, officially joined the Janata Dal (United) on Sunday.
Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, putting an end to weeks of speculation, announced on Thursday that he would move to the Rajya Sabha, while assuring that the new government in Bihar will continue to receive his full support and guidance.
This comes amid a meeting which is currently underway at the Bihar Chief Minister's residence in Patna between Nitish Kumar, JD-U National Working President Sanjay Jha, and Bihar minister Vijay Kumar Chaudhary.
In his letter, Neeraj Kumar stated that it is suspected that Ramiz Nemat Khan and Deva Gupta are accompanying Tejashwi Yadav during a foreign trip.
Key JD(U) leaders have repeatedly said that the decision on entering politics rests entirely with Nishant himself.
