Posted 1/20/2024, 9:16:00 PM
Nitish Kumar shakes up JD(U) leadership, drops 13 senior members and Rajiv Ranjan Singh allies after becoming party president
- Nitish Kumar reconstituted the JD(U) national team 3 weeks after becoming party president, dropping 13 senior leaders
- Rajya Sabha member Bashistha Narain Singh and Mohammad Nisar newly included; Singh made national vice president
- K C Tyagi redesignated as "political advisor and spokesperson" from "special adviser-cum-chief spokesperson"
- 11 national general secretaries dropped, including leaders close to former president Rajiv Ranjan Singh
- 5 Lok Sabha members and 2 national secretaries also not included in the new team