Bihar political crisis deepens, JDU asks its MPs to reach Patna

In Bihar, political temperature is running high. Various parties are holding meetings to asses the political situation of the state. Janta Dal (United) has instructed its MPs to reach Patna  to discuss the prevailing political situation arising out after resignation of former President R. C. P. Singh from the party. The party has decided to hold crucial meeting of its MPs and party legislators on Tuesday at official residence of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. JD(U) President Rajiv Ranjan alias Lalan Singh alleged that R. C. P. has weakened party and became Union Minister against will of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. Lalan Singh categorically said, the party has not decided to join Narendra Modi Cabinet during the next expansion. The JD(United) has 16 MPs in Lok Sabha.Senior BJP leader and Union Minister Ashwani Kumar Choubey claimed that the NDA in Bihar is intact. In 243-member assembly, number of MLAs of RJD is 79 and that of BJP-77, JD(U)-45 while Congress has 19, Left parties  have 16 and Hindustani Awam Morcha has four members.RJD and Jitan Ram Manjhi has also decided to hold party legislators' meeting in Patna to chalk out their political strategy. The Congress has convened a meeting of party legislators in Patna  to discuss political situation. The RJD has recently become the single-largest party in Bihar. The combined strength of the RJD, the Chief Minister's JDU, and the Congress, is large enough to form the government.Meanwhile, as per media report , agter leavu=ing the JDU, RCP Singh hinted about forming his own party at a press conference in Mustafapur. RCP Singh was accused by his own party, the JDU, of rampant corruption. LJP (Ramvilas Paswan) chief and Jamui MP Chirag Paswan has now dared chief minister Nitish Kumar to fight an election on his own at least once if he had faith in his work.