With barely two weeks to go for the Bihar Assembly elections, Chief Minister and Janata Dal (United) supremo Nitish Kumar took a major disciplinary action on Saturday by expelling 11 members from the party.

The expelled members included Shailesh Kumar, a four-time MLA from Jamalpur and former Rural Works Development (RWD) minister. These leaders have also been suspended from the primary membership of the JD(U), according to a party’s statement.

“The following members are expelled and suspended from the primary membership of the party due to involvement in anti-party behaviour and activities. This order will take immediate effect,” read the statement issued by JD(U) state general secretary Chandan Kumar Singh.

Besides Shailesh Kumar, the other leaders who have been expelled include MLAs

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