Patna, Oct 10 (IANS) Amid ongoing confusion over seat-sharing within the NDA, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s party, Janata Dal-United (JD-U), suffered a major jolt on Friday when several key leaders — including a former MP, a former MLA, and the son of a sitting MP — joined the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) in Patna.

Former MP Santosh Kushwaha, who had contested from Purnea and lost to Pappu Yadav, formally joined the RJD in the presence of Leader of Opposition Tejashwi Yadav.

Along with him, former JDU MLA from Jehanabad, Rahul Sharma, and Chanakya Prakash, son of sitting JD-U MP Girdhari Yadav from Banka, also switched sides to RJD.

Rahul Sharma, the son of former MP Jagdish Sharma, comes from the Bhumihar community.

Political observers believe his induction could strengthen RJD’s

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