The RJD’s surge highlights a big worry for the BJP.
Patna: Tejashwi Yadav’s Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) is once again the largest party in Bihar after four MLAs of Asaduddin Owaisi’s AIMIM joined it on Wednesday. Tejashwi Yadav’s new score, along with growing strain in the Nitish Kumar-BJP alliance, can potentially shake up Bihar politics.
The RJD now has 80 MLAs in the 243-member assembly, three more than the BJP. Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s Janata Dal United (JDU) has 45 MLAs.
The RJD’s boost has the wheels turning at a time Nitish Kumar has demonstrated more in common with the opposition than his ally.
In the 2020 Bihar election, the RJD emerged as the largest party, but the opposition fell short of a majority. Nitish Kumar took power with the BJP but with a vastly diminished status in the alliance as his party finished third.
The BJP rose to the top after bringing on board all three MLAs