Angered by his JD(U), which denied him another term in the Rajya Sabha, Union Minister RCP Singh on Monday said he would consult the Prime Minister Narendra Modi On whether he should continue in the cabinet. Speaking to reporters for the first time after being blinded by the party he once led, Singh took an oath of allegiance to Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, the de facto leader of the JD(U), he said. Claimed that he has become a minister. With the full approval of the latter in the Union Cabinet.
I thank Nitish babu for whatever I have achieved in my political career so far. I will continue to work for the party organization in whatever way it deems fit for me. As far as the Union Cabinet is concerned, since it is the prerogative of the Prime Minister, I will have to take his advice. If he says I should resign, I will do so, bureaucrat turned politician. Singh is completing his second consecutive term in the Rajya Sabha, which ends in July. As per the rules, he can continue as a Union Minister for more than six months, without being a member of either House of Parliament.
The JD(U) on Sunday took a surprise when it announced Jharkhand unit chief and former MLA Khiru Mahto as its candidate for the Rajya Sabha elections in Bihar. The former UP cadre IAS officer, who was the JD(U) national president until inducted into the Union cabinet, dismissed suggestions that the Bihar chief minister was displeased with accepting the minister’s post, while the latter opposed him. . Emphasizing a symbolic representation and a respectable portion.
Notably, Kumar had turned down the BJP’s offer of symbolic representation to all allies soon after the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, which saw Modi return to power with an overwhelming majority. RCP Singh’s induction into the cabinet last year was seen in several quarters as a softening of Kumar’s stand in view of his reduced strength in the state assembly in the 2020 elections.
However, several JD(U) leaders claimed on the condition of anonymity that Kumar was still insisting on a higher share in the Union Cabinet, given the fact that after the exit of Shiv Sena and Akali Dal, NDA was deprived of. The key ally and his party was the BJP’s oldest and largest alliance partner. The JD(U) leaders also argued that the RCP, which belongs to the same Nalanda district and Kurmi caste as Kumar, may have misled the BJP leadership into believing that the Bihar chief minister was now the one in power at the Centre. Ready for small portions.
Despite his admiration for Kumar, RCP Singh did not appear to be influenced by speculation that his political mentor was the prime ministerial candidate. You tell me how it is possible. 273 MPs are required to become PM. Our party is limited to Bihar only. People like HD Deve Gowda became PM but how long did it last? Our leader Nitish Babu has already created history. He is the longest-serving chief minister of the state, the Union minister said, who is seen by many in the JD(U) as being very close to the BJP.
The former JD(U) president also rubbished speculations of his tussle with his successor Rajeev Ranjan Singh alias Lalan. I was with him (Lalan) when he was filing his nomination papers from Munger during the Lok Sabha elections. He said that I have good relations with all the party colleagues.
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