Upendra Kushwaha Resigns JD(U) And Announces New Party

Mr. Upendra Kushwaha, a member of the Janata Dal (United,) submitted his resignation from the party.

On the 20th of February, Monday, Mr. Upendera Kushwaha who has been skirmishing with Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, finally announced his resignation. After announcing his resignation, Mr. Upendra Kushwaha announced to float a new party of his own in Bihar.

Addressing a press conference, Mr. Upendra Kushwaha said that the decision was taken after the two day meeting of his supporters at Sinha Library in Bihar. In addition, Mr. Upendra Kushwaha also said that he would soon resign from the State Legislative Council too. He said, "I have requested the Chairman of Bihar Vidhan Parishad to give me the time so that I can hand over the resignation letter to him. As far as the primary membership of the party is concerned, I have informed the Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and national President Lalan Singh (that I am quitting.)"

Mr. Upendra Kushwaha also announced the launch of a new political party, the Rashtriya Lok Janata Dal. He said, "When I merged my party RLSP (Rashtriya Lok Samta Party) in the JD-U, the initial period in the party was good. Nitish Kumar then announced to hand over his political legacy to (RJD leader) Tejashwi Yadav in 2025. I informed him that it would deeply hurt the JD-U. The party will be destroyed after Tejashwi Yadav becomes the Chief Minister of Bihar but he ignored my suggestion. I do not want the boat of JD-U to sink but Nitish Kumar has scuttled it."