Patna: Ahead of the Bihar Assembly Elections, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, also the Janata Dal United (JDU) chief, has expelled 11 rebel leaders from the party. Nitish Kumar expelled the rebel leaders, taking disciplinary action against them, sending a strong signal ahead of the Assembly polls. The expelled leaders, including former minister Shailesh Kumar and former MLA Sanjay Prasad, have been accused of acting against the party's ideology, discipline, and organisational conduct.

JDU State General Secretary Chandan Kumar Singh stated that the decision was taken to uphold the party's integrity and maintain internal discipline. The expelled leaders had been contesting as independents in various constituencies, defying the party's official candidates after they were denied the party ticke

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