The JD(U) has appointed former MP from Jaunpur Lok Sabha seat Dhananjay Singh, as the party’s national general secretary….reports Asian Lite News
After snapping its ties with the BJP in Bihar, the Janta Dal (United) is working to expand and strengthen its base in Uttar Pradesh, ahead of the next Lok Sabha elections in 2024.
The JD(U) is particularly focusing on the districts of east Uttar Pradesh bordering Bihar.
The JD(U) has appointed former MP from Jaunpur Lok Sabha seat Dhananjay Singh, as the party’s national general secretary.
Dhananjay Singh contested the 2022 assembly election unsuccessfully from the Malhani seat, located in Jaunpur district.
His wife Srikala Reddy is Zila panchayat chairman in Jaunpur.
Singh said, “We are a political party and we will contest the Lok Sabha elections in Uttar Pradesh this time. Nitish Kumar is now the longest serving chief minister and his charisma has not waned over the years.”
He said that the party would start the process of identifying seats and prospective candidates soon and face elections with full preparedness.
JD(U) MLA joins BJP
The lone Janata Dal (United) MLA in Arunachal Pradesh, Techi Kaso has joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).
Twenty six other prominent people also joined the ruling party today.
Kaso, who joined on Wednesday, said, “We are joining BJP as we are impressed by the work done by Modi ji.”
Deputy Speaker of the Arunachal Pradesh Vidhan Sabha, Tessam Pongte, welcomed the joining of Kaso, who is the MLA from Itanagar, in the BJP. Kaso joined the BJP in the presence of National President Jagat Prakash Nadda.
With Kaso joining the BJP, the party’s strength in the Arunachal Pradesh has increased to 49 in a House of 60.
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar-led JD(U) had fielded candidates for 15 seats in the 2019 Arunachal Pradesh Assembly elections, of which it could win seven seats, thus emerging as the second largest party in the state after BJP.
The BJP won the Assembly elections in 2019 with 41 seats.
Six MLAs from JD(U) joined BJP on December 25, 2020. Opposition Congress and BJP’s ally National People’s Party (NPP) also have four MLAs each in the Assembly.
The Arunachal Pradesh assembly also has three independent MLAs who continue to support the ruling party in the State. (IANS/ANI)