Two JD-U women legislators campaign for BJP, RJD


Posted on 29th Mar 2014 05:30 am by admin

Patna, March 29 (IANS) Two women legislators from Bihar's ruling JD-U, one of them a former minister, are campaigning and seeking votes for the BJP and RJD candidates against the official party candidates.

The two legislators are Renu Kumari Kushwaha and Poonam Yadav.

Kushwaha, who resigned from the state cabinet of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar early this month, is still a Janata Dal-United (JD-U) legislator from Bihariganj assembly constituency.

However, she is openly campaigning and seeking votes for her husband Vijay Kumar Kushwaha, whom the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has pitted from Madhepura constituency for the Lok Sabha polls.

"It is true that I am seeking vote for my husband, who is contesting as BJP candidate from Madhepura. After all, he happens to be my husband," Kushwaha said.

She is also attending meetings of the BJP and its allies, including the Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) and the Rashtriya Lok Samta Party in connection with the ongoing campaigning for her husband.

According to JD-U leaders, Nitish Kumar tried to persuade her when she resigned, but she told him that as her husband has joined the BJP, she has no moral authority to continue as minister in Nitish's cabinet.

The second legislator, Poonam, wife of criminal-turned-politician Ranvir Yadav, is campaigning and seeking vote for her younger sister Krishna Yadav, who is the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) candidate from Khagaria.

Interestingly, Krishna is the second wife of Ranvir, a "bahubali". Ranvir said Poonam has been campaigning for Krishna. "For her, family is first than the party," he said.

However, JD-U state president Vashsisht Narain Singh said he has no information that two of his party legislators are seeking votes for rival candidates.

Last year, the JD-U ended its 17-year-old alliance with the BJP and both are now contesting the general elections against each other after 1996.

The JD-U and the RJD are traditional rivals in caste-ridden Bihar politics.

208 Like 41 Dislike
Previous news Next news
Other news

Delhi Church Broken in, Ransacked

New Delhi, Feb 2 (IANS) A few sacred items and a DVD play

US asks India to remove obstacles in bilateral trade

Hyderabad, Feb 23 (IANS) The US wants India to remove obstacles in the way of boosting two-way

The Winter session of Parliament may start from November 29, the government has a big chance before elections

The winter session of Parliament is expected to begin next month. Assembly elections are due in f

Modi assures full freedom of faith; meets Christian leaders

New Delhi, Feb 17 (IANS) Coming out unequivocally for the first time against recent attacks on

Rhea Chakraborty could not respond properly on her two flats, income and expenses in eight and a half hours of inquiry

On Friday, Rhea Chakraborty was questioned for eight and a half hours in the money laundering cas

Tit For Tat: When the barricades were removed from the British High Commission in Delhi, the security of the Indian High Commission in London increased

The central government on Wednesday downgraded the security of the British High Commission and th

NITI Aayog to be headed by PM, will have 13 objectives

New Delhi, Jan 1 (IANS) The NITI Aayog, the new name of the Planning Commission, will have the

Sidhu Moose Wala Murder: Goldie Brar, the main accused in the Sidhu Moosewala murder case, arrested in California

Goldie Brar, the mastermind of the Sidhu Moosewala murder case, has been arrested. According to i

Grok Row: X is responsible for the controversial content of the AI tool 'Grok'; Government sources make a big claim amid the controversy

Social media platform X (formerly Twitter) may be responsible for all the content created by its

Rita Ora to make Oscar Stage Debut

Los Angeles, Jan 29 (IANS) Singer Rita Ora is all set to make her debut as a performer in the A

Sign up to write
Sign up now if you have flare of writing..
Login   |   Register
Follow Us
Indyaspeak @ Facebook Indyaspeak @ Twitter Indyaspeak @ Pinterest RSS



Play Free Quiz and Win Cash