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.
‘You run the government but hand over party leadership to Nishant,’ RLM chief Upendra Kushwaha also advised the Bihar chief minister.
Keeping an eye on the upcoming assembly polls, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has decided to implement a domicile policy for women of Bihar offering 35 per cent reservation in all government jobs and to form a Youth Commission in the state.
JD(U) spokesperson Dr. Nihora Prasad Yadav accused both parties of political opportunism, alleging that while in power, they failed to take meaningful steps for the empowerment of Muslims, and are now resorting to empty rhetoric to regain lost ground.
The Janata Dal (United) launched a scathing attack on the Leader of Opposition in Bihar Assembly, Tejashwi Yadav, alleging a complete lack of political ethics and internal democracy within the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD).
Until a few weeks ago it was believed that the upcoming assembly elections in Bihar will see a direct contest between the NDA and the Grand Alliance, while Jan Suraaj Party and the AIMIM will make attempts to enhance their vote share in a few constituencies.
