Barely a couple of days before the Nitish Kumar-led JD(U) formally joins the NDA, the crisis in the ruling party in Bihar deepened further on Monday with its state president Bashistha Narayan Singh suspending 21 party men from primary membership for ‘anti-party’ activities. The suspended party men include former minister Ramai Ram, former Sitamarhi MP Arjun Rai, former Vaishali MLA Raj Kishore Sinha and former MLC (Madhepura) Vijay Verma. The list also includes the names of two district presidents and five block level presidents. All the suspended party men belong to North Bihar districts. The suspended party men are said to be close to Sharad Yadav and the action has set off speculation that suspension of the former president was just a matter of time.

Barely a couple of days before the Nitish Kumar-led JD(U) formally joins the NDA, the crisis in the ruling party in Bihar deepened further on Monday with its state president Bashistha Narayan Singh suspending 21 party men from primary membership for ‘anti-party’ activities. The suspended party men include former minister Ramai Ram, former Sitamarhi MP Arjun Rai, former Vaishali MLA Raj Kishore Sinha and former MLC (Madhepura) Vijay Verma. The list also includes the names of two district presidents and five block level presidents. All the suspended party men belong to North Bihar districts. The suspended party men are said to be close to Sharad Yadav and the action has set off speculation that suspension of the former president was just a matter of time.