Nitish Kumar is elected as a new president of JDU Janata Dal (United). As Rajiv Ranjan aka Lalan Singh gave his resignation from the post during the party’s executive meeting in Delhi. He mentioned the need of more focus and active participation in the upcoming elections as the reason for stepping down. He proposed Nitish Kumar as his successor for the party’s top role.
Nitish Kumar took over as the JD(U) president second time ; he became the party’s supremo in 2016 after replacing Sharad Yadav.
Vijay Sinha, Leader of Opposition in Bihar assembly, said, “Lalan Singh’s departure was very insulting. It would have been better if he had resigned earlier. Lalan Singh got himself embarrassed in front of the world. I also feel bad for Lalan Singh.”
JDU leader Shravan Kumar, speaking to reporters after the meeting, said, “Nitish Kumar has no intention of becoming the Prime Minister, his only wish is to make the INDIA alliance stronger and free India from BJP in 2024.”