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.
Although the meeting lasted around 20 minutes, both parties refrained from making any official statements.
RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav also reacted to the post, saying that if any objectionable comment has been made about Bihar, then an apology must be issued.
It was also seen as an attempt by Chief Minister Nitish Kumar to reaffirm his connection with the minority community after the JD(U)’s support for the Waqf Amendment Bill.
The BJP and Janata Dal-United (JD-U) on Friday criticized Leader of Opposition in the Lok Sabha, Rahul Gandhi for targeting the Election Commission, and said he was engaging in "desperate and destructive politics".
The Bihar Assembly witnessed another low on Thursday as BJP and RJD leaders traded a series of sharp and personal barbs during a stormy debate over the ongoing Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.
