Upendra Kushwaha takes on Nitish on his home turf
Once a blue-eyed boy of the Bihar chief minister, he is so “harsh and blunt” about him at a public meeting in Nalanda that it’s difficult to imagine that not too long ago he was his mentor.
Once a blue-eyed boy of the Bihar chief minister, he is so “harsh and blunt” about him at a public meeting in Nalanda that it’s difficult to imagine that not too long ago he was his mentor.
Recalling his recent entry in JDU, Lallan Singh categorically said: “Nobody was interested in joining him again in the party because of his habit of changing sides.”
In the press meet, Khushwaha announced that his newly-floated party called Rashtria Lok Janata Dal (RLJD). He has been unanimously nominated as the national president of the new party.
Addressing a press conference at his residence in Bihar's Patna, Janata Dal-United (JD-U) leader said, "Even if Nitish Kumar asks me to leave JD-U, I won't.
This comes amid speculation about Kushwaha 'being in touch' with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
According to a section of political commentators, BJP might use the JD(U) Parliamentary Board chairman to destabilize the Mahagatbandhan Government.
JD (U) leader Upendra Kushwaha on Saturday said that this statement is based on the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP's) agenda and commenting on this topic will directly benefit it. "The statement will directly benefit BJP.
The defeat of Kurhani may have a big impact in future elections, especially the 2024 Lok Sabha and 2025 Assembly election.
Kushwaha also hit out at the BJP leaders for their remarks that the state had got more funds than what it could have got after getting special status.
The supporters of RCP Singh have boycotted Upendra Kushwaha. They believe that RCP Singh was responsible for strengthening the party's organisational structure after the second tenure of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.
