• Source:JND

The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) has suffered a setback ahead of the Bihar Legislative Council elections after senior Dalit leader and former minister Shivchandra Ram resigned from all party posts, citing neglect and unfulfilled assurances.

The senior leader resigned following some resentment within the party over the choice of candidate in the coming legislative council elections. Sources said that the leader was unhappy over the denial of tickets by the party for the MLC elections.

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Addressing the media on Monday morning, Shivchandra Ram said that despite being with the party for decades, he was feeling ignored. He did not clearly say that he had bid adieu to the RJD and that he would soon decide his future course of political career.

He said that he has been associated with RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav since 1990 and also thanked him, Rabri Devi and Tejashwi Yadav for providing him a space in party politics. He also mentioned that he had become MLA, minister and also a candidate of Lok Sabha from RJD.

The problem started after the party nominated Sunil Singh for the Legislative Council elections, who was denied a ticket in his absence, for whom some people and supporters had raised a voice against the decision, believing that the same ticket should be given to Shivchandra Ram. In this context, a political discussion has been held in the political circles of Bihar for the last few days on internal differences of the RJD.

During the press conference of resignation, Shivchandra Ram also felt emotional while talking about the political journey of his life, and he cried. Ram’s supporters showed dissatisfaction about him not being selected as the MLC ticket bearer.

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The issue gained further attention after Rohini Acharya recently questioned the party's MLC candidate selection on social media, fuelling speculation about internal disagreements.

Impact on RJD

RJD has not made any official statement in regard to the resignation of Shivchandra Ram. Political experts are of the opinion that the resignation can create some organisational and political difficulties for RJD as the party is geared up for the upcoming elections in Bihar.


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