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JD(U) Appoints Sanjay Jha as Working President, Calls for Bihar Special Status at Executive Meet

Chief Minister Nitish Kumar will remain as the national president of the Janata Dal (United) party, but Rajya Sabha MP Sanjay Kumar Jha will take on the role of working president. Since Jha has a close rapport with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leadership, his appointment as working president is reportedly crucial. It is the Rajya Sabha that he leads for the party. Despite the two parties’ tumultuous past, party insiders stated that Jha is well-positioned to negotiate favorable accords with the BJP and keep a cordial relationship between them.

Strict action on exam paper leaks, special package for Bihar: JD (U)’s resolution

During the meeting, the BJP ally—who is currently a major kingmaker in the Lok Sabha—called for a tough law to prevent future events of this kind and sought stern action against anyone who leaks exam papers. A resolution requesting special category status or a special financial package for Bihar from the central government was also passed by the party’s national executive.

Senior leaders from all over the nation, including Bihar Chief Minister and JD (U) President Nitish Kumar, Union Ministers Lalan Singh and Ram Nath Thakur, and others, attended the Delhi summit. After quitting the alliance and joining the Rashtriya Janata Dal-led “Mahagathbandhan” in August 2022, Nitish Kumar rejoined the NDA and took the oath of office as the chief minister of Bihar with the backing of the BJP.

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Kumar’s JD (U) ran alongside the BJP in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections. With 29 of the 40 seats won, the BJP-led NDA did well. Twelve seats were won by the BJP and JD (U), while all five seats that the LJP (Ram Vilas) contested were won. Congress and the RJD won three and four seats, respectively.

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