‘All is well in the party’: Nitish Kumar dismisses speculations of factionalism in Janata Dal-United
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has dismissed media reports suggesting a rift in his Janata Dal (United). Kumar said that “all was well in his party”.
“Everybody is united,” Kumar, the party’s de facto leader, told reporters on Monday. When asked about some posters of RCP Singh where Lalan’s image was missing. Notably, apart from RCP Singh, Lalan was also considered as one of the top contenders for a cabinet berth from the JD(U) quota.
A section of the media claimed that JD(U) national president Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan and his predecessor RCP Singh, who stepped down when he joined the Union cabinet, have emerged as rival power centres.
Nitish said that after assuming the post of national president himself for a long time, “I had expressed my desire to hand over power to RCP Singh a few months ago. But later he wanted to be relieved of the party’s post. as complete”.
“The name of Lalan, who is our old ally and has been with us since the days of Samta Party, was supported by all in the recent national executive meeting,” he claimed.
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