Jan Suraaj Party founder Prashant Kishore has made a major revelation, stating that the JD(U) is facing an existential crisis in Bihar, with a faction of the party contemplating joining the BJP. “The remaining would join either the Jan Suraaj Party or any other political party.
Kishor said the functioning of JD(U) was largely tied to Nitish Kumar’s leadership and work, and without him, the party would face difficulties maintaining unity. The only reason the JD(U) has not disintegrated is that it is in power. The moment Nitish Kumar steps down, it will split into several factions, he added.
The JD(U) has hit back at the claims, with Bihar government minister Ram Kripal Yadav launching a scathing attack on Kishor. He claimed Kishor was “completely exhausted and frustrated, which is fueling his baseless statements.”
"Prashant Kishore ji, remember this clearly: JDU has never split, and it never will. No MLA or leader of the party is going to break away," Yadav said, adding that the NDA family is completely united and PK's claims are merely a pipe dream to stay in the media.
Meanwhile, there are speculations that the JD(U) is totally submitting to the BJP. Recently, the JDU had called a review meeting regarding the recent Legislative Council elections. At the meeting, party candidates and other leaders openly stated that BJP leaders had stabbed them in the back during elections. However, much to their dismay, neither the party's national executive president, Sanjay Kumar Jha, nor state president Umesh Kushwaha responded to the complaints.
JDU, in alliance with the BJP, fielded candidates on four MLC seats. However, three of the party's candidates lost. Following the results, two JD(U) candidates openly launched a campaign against the BJP. Anand Pushkar, the party's candidate from the Chhapra Teachers' Constituency, and Abhishek Jha, the JDU candidate from the Muzaffarpur Graduates' Constituency, directly alleged that their defeats were caused by BJP sabotage.
