JD-U to bolster caste support through RLSP merger
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Bihar: Nitish Kumar meets Upendra Kushwaha, sparks speculation. Image Source: IANS News
Patna, March 17 : Caste-based politics has always been a feature of Bihar s politics and the merger of Upendra Kushwaha s Rashtriya Lok Samta Party (RLSP) with the ruling Janata Dal-United is seen as an effort of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar to strengthen its support base.
With the merger, Nitish Kumar is looking to target the Kurmi and Kushwaha voters, and thus, the development is also likely to pose a big challenge for the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD).
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Upendra Kushwaha s Party Leaders Join RJD Ahead Of Likely Return To NDA Upendra Kushwaha s Party Leaders Join RJD Ahead Of Likely Return To NDA The RLSP leaders who joined the RJD in presence of its de facto leader Tejashwi Yadav included state working president Virendra Kushwaha, state principal secretary general Nirmal Kushwaha and state head of womens cell Madhu Manjari Mehta.
RJD leader Tejaswi Yadav gives party member slip to RLSP working president Virendra Kushwaha.
Patna:
Former Union minister Upendra Kushwaha s Rashtriya Lok Samata Party (RLSP) suffered a major split on Friday when more than 30 state and district level office bearers of the party in Bihar walked over to the Rashtriya Janata Dal.
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RLSP leaders ‘expel’ party chief Kushwaha, join RJD
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Surprise move comes ahead of former Union minister’s proposed switch to JD(U)
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RJD leader Tejaswi Yadav presents the party member slip to former RLSP working president Virendra Kushwaha, in Patna on March 12, 2021.
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Surprise move comes ahead of former Union minister’s proposed switch to JD(U)
Ahead of Rashtriya Lok Samata Party (RLSP) president Upendra Kushwaha’s likely move to the ruling JD(U) on March14 or 15, as many as 35 of his party leaders, including State president (in-charge), on Friday joined the opposition Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD). These leaders declared it was a merger with the RJD.