- The Nitish Kumar-led JD(U) has passed the resolution to join the NDA as an ally after the national executive meeting of the party members
- The decision was taken at the meeting of the JD(U) national executive committee at the Bihar CM’s official residence
- Sharad Yadav skipped the meeting, fuelling rumours of a split in JD(U)
- The rebel JD(U) leader arrived in Patna around noon on Saturday
- Loyalists of Sharad Yadav are scheduled to meet separately for a ‘Jan Adalat’ programme
Nitish, Sharad Supporters Clash
Supporters of rival JD(U) factions clashed outside the residence of the Bihar chief minister in Patna.
Riding two-wheelers without helmets, Sharad Yadav's supporters were escorting him from the airport to the S K Memorial Hall, the venue of their Jan Adalat programme, when they stopped outside the chief minister's residence on the way and shouted slogans.
The clashes took place when some of them carrying sticks and belts tried to enter Nitish Kumar’s 1, Anne Marg residence – opposite the Raj Bhavan.
Soon, Kumar's supporters, who had gathered there for JD (U) National Executive Committee meeting came out and chased away Yadav's supporters, police said.
Two JD(U) Members Expected to be Inducted in PM's Cabinet
Quoting sources, India Today reported that JD(U) Rajya Sabha MP RCP Singh and Lok Sabha MP Santosh Kushwaha are expected to be inducted in PM’s cabinet after JD(U) formally an BJP ally.
Not JD(U) Meet, It's a BJP Meeting: Lalu
Terming it a “BJP meet,” RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav dismissed the JD(U) National Executive Meeting, which is currently underway at Nitish Kumar’s official residence.
This is not JDU National Executive Meet, it is BJP’s. They are going to join NDA. To save themselves Nitish Kumar and Sushil Modi are rubbing their nose in front of Modi, they know they did a scam.