NEW DELHI: In a giant political growth months forward of the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar was on Friday elected as nationwide president of the Janata Dal (United) at a gathering of the social gathering’s nationwide govt in Delhi. Kumar was appointed to the social gathering’s high publish shortly after Lalan Singh stepped down from the publish. Rajiv Ranjan Singh aka Lalan Singh supplied his resignation shortly after the Janata Dal-United nationwide govt assembly started on the Constitution Club in Delhi.
An official announcement on the fast-paced developments inside the JDU will likely be made within the night round 5 PM.
The assembly is being attended by Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, JD(U) nationwide president Rajiv Ranjan (Lalan) Singh and different high social gathering leaders. Just minutes of the assembly, Bihar Minister Vijay Kumar Choudhary dismissed all studies about his attainable elevation as social gathering president and stated that Lalan Singh, the current nationwide president of the social gathering, is working effective.
Senior JDU chief KC Tyagi additionally emphasised that the assembly can be a daily one the place alliances in states would even be mentioned. “Today, JD(U) national executive meeting will take place wherein discussions will be held on the current political scenario and financial environment of the country…and on seat sharing to target other states as well” KC Tyagi stated. Importantly, the JD(U) leadrship had on Thursday quashed all studies that instructed a possible change of guard within the social gathering management.
In the run-up to the essential Lok Sabha polls, the Janata Dal (United) is poised to make vital selections about its organizational construction. Speculation is rife that Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar may ascend to the social gathering management, resulting in the seemingly resignation of the present JD(U) president, Rajiv Ranjan Singh, broadly often known as Lalan Singh. However, Singh has vehemently denied these rumours.
Growing Discord Within JDU
Reports earlier instructed that Lalan Singh could also be falling out of favour with Nitish Kumar attributable to his perceived closeness to JD(U)’s ally, the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD). Signs of this discord surfaced when Lalan Singh’s identify and {photograph} had been conspicuously absent from posters welcoming Nitish and different leaders on the JD(U) workplace in New Delhi.
Leadership Change In JDU?
Inside sources revealed that Lalan Singh is striving to retain his place, arguing that his resignation would weaken the social gathering and adversely impression the INDIA alliance of opposition events. On the flip aspect, one other faction inside the social gathering is urging Nitish Kumar to imagine management, emphasizing the necessity for a unilateral command over the social gathering’s rank and file.
National Executive Meeting Agenda
The nationwide govt assembly, which started at 11 AM, is anticipated to delve into the social gathering’s technique for the upcoming 2024 Lok Sabha elections. The backdrop of talks a few attainable break up inside the social gathering provides urgency to Nitish Kumar’s potential management takeover.
Lalan-Nitish Meet Amidst Speculations
A gathering between Nitish Kumar and Lalan Singh at Kumar’s residence, adopted by their joint arrival on the social gathering workplace, serves as a symbolic gesture to undertaking unity inside the social gathering. The two leaders share a longstanding alliance, aside from a short hiatus between 2010 and 2013 when Singh parted methods with the JD(U).
While Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar dismisses the continuing speculations, terming the JD(U) conclave as a routine occasion, he stays tight-lipped about rejoining the NDA fold. Lalan Singh, alternatively, reacts contemptuously to studies of his resignation, affirming the normalcy inside the social gathering.
Opposition, Allies Weigh In
Bihar Deputy CM Tejashwi Yadav downplays the rumours, asserting that every one is properly within the authorities, emphasizing the robust ties between JDU and RJD. Union Minister Giriraj Singh, nonetheless, fuels speculations by suggesting that Nitish Kumar’s choices inside the NDA may be restricted. As the JD(U) navigates by inside tensions and exterior scrutiny, the end result of the nationwide govt and council conferences as we speak will seemingly form the social gathering’s trajectory main as much as the important 2024 elections.
