Former Rajya Sabha MP and senior Janata Dal-United (JD-U) leader KC Tyagi has stepped down from his role as the party's national spokesperson, citing his involvement in other organisational responsibilities.
The Union Finance Minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, presented the 2024 budget last week, marking a significant milestone in Indian politics.
The statement of the BJP leader Sanjay Jaiswal may be an attempt to destabilise the Nitish Kumar-led Bihar government by creating confusion among the leaders of Mahagathbandhan.
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).
Snubbed by the raw deal when the BJP showed no interest in joining hands with its Bihar ally, the JD-U had recently announced to go it alone in the UP assembly polls.
The move has triggered strong protests from the JD-U with chief minister Nitish Kumar himself leading the charge.
Tej Pratap Yadav's lawyer Jagannath Singh said: "The petitioner has filed a case under Section 100 of the Representation of People Act, 1951 to challenge Tej Pratap Yadav. We will file a reply after thorough study."
MP Rajiv Singh 'Lalan' Singh has been a close aide of Nitish Kumar for several years and played an important role in building the JD-U.
Actually, RJD MLC Subodh Rai had disrupted the rural development minister during supplementary questions in the Bihar legislative assembly to which the CM reacted angrily as he asked Rai to “sit down and not interrupt anyone until questions and supplementary questions of a legislator are completed”.
