After open war with Nitish Kumar, Upendra Kushwaha all set to quit JD(U), form new party today
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NewsPolitical PulseAfter open war with Nitish Kumar, Upendra Kushwaha all set to quit JD(U), form new party todayAfter open war with Nitish Kumar, Upendra Kushwaha all set to quit JD(U), form new party todaySulking since Nitish’s announcement that Tejashwi Yadav will lead Mahagathbandhan in 2025 Assembly polls, Upendra Kushwaha is now looking to ally with BJP.
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Written by Santosh SinghUpdated: February 20, 2023 01:49 IST
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A prominent OBC leader, Kushwaha, who aspired to emerge as Nitish’s successor, has been weighing his options after finding little space for himself within the JD(U) following its alliance with the RJD last August. (PTI)
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The Janata Dal (United)’s estranged leader and its Parliamentary Board chairperson, Upendra Kushwaha, is set to announce his break-up with the party and float his new outfit on Monday. There is barely any possibility that Kushwaha may revive his erstwhile party, Rashtriya Lok Samata Party (RLSP), which he had merged with the JD (U) in March 2021.
The 63-year-old former Union minister, Kushwaha is holding a convention of his supporters during February 19-20 in Patna, which would see a turnout of his faction’s workers from various parts of Bihar, including districts like Vaishali, Muzaffarpur, East Champaran, Patna, Nalanda and Bhojpur.
