Bihar Assembly Election 2025: Rebel leaders have become a headache for all political parties in the Bihar Assembly Election 2025. After the Janata Dal United (JDU) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), now the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) has taken strict action against rebel leaders. 27 leaders, including several current MLAs, have been expelled for six years for engaging in anti-party activities.
Amidst the Bihar Assembly Election 2025, RJD has taken major action against the leaders who have adopted a rebellious attitude. RJD has simultaneously expelled 27 leaders for six years for engaging in anti-party activities. The expelled leaders include several current and former MLAs.
These leaders have been expelled
Prominent leaders expelled include Chhotelal Rai, the current MLA from Parsa, Ritu Jaiswal, the state president of the RJD's women's wing, Mohammad Kamran, the current MLA from Govindpur in Nawada, former MLA Ram Prakash Mahato, former MLA Anil Sahni, former MLA Saroj Yadav, and former MLA Anil Yadav.
Furthermore, Akshay Lal Yadav, Ramsakha Mahato, Avnish Kumar, Bhagat Yadav, Mukesh Yadav, Sanjay Rai, Kumar Gaurav, Rajiv Kushwaha, Mahesh Prasad Gupta, Vakil Prasad Yadav, Poonam Devi Gupta, Subodh Yadav, Surendra Prasad Yadav, Neeraj Rai, Anil Chandra Kushwaha, Ajit Yadav, Moti Yadav, Ramnaresh Paswan, and Ashok Chauhan have also been expelled from the party.
Ritu contesting as independent
Ritu Jaiswal was the state president of the party's women's wing. She was expelled for contesting the assembly elections as an independent candidate from the Parihar seat. RJD has nominated Smita Purve, daughter-in-law of former state president Ramchandra Purve, for this seat.
Mohammad Kamran is also contesting as independent
Mohammad Kamran, the sitting MLA from Govindpur constituency in Nawada, has also been expelled from the party. He is contesting as an independent candidate, while the party has nominated Purnima Yadav, wife of former MLA Kaushal Yadav, in his place.
Chhote Lal Rai is contesting on JDU ticket
Chhote Lal Rai, the sitting MLA from Parsa constituency in Saran, has also been expelled. Interestingly, Chhote Lal Rai is contesting the assembly elections on a JDU ticket. RJD has nominated Dr. Karishma Rai, granddaughter of former Chief Minister Daroga Rai and cousin of Tej Pratap Yadav, from the Parsa constituency.
Resentment arising from ticket distribution
In this assembly election, RJD has fielded candidates in 143 out of a total of 243 seats. During ticket distribution, the party has denied tickets to over 40 percent of sitting MLAs, resulting in resentment in several constituencies, with leaders rebelling and contesting as independents. This action by the RJD demonstrates its strict measures to maintain party discipline in the electoral arena.
Prakash Kumar Pandey