In Bihar, controversy flares after the BJP welcomes independent winners into the party following Legislative Council election results. The JD(U) questions the BJP’s decision to readmit Rahul Raj after his MLC victory, highlighting his earlier expulsion and what it calls the haste of the induction. Separate reporting also shows RJD and Jan Suraaj Party pressing for action over two independent MLCs seen joining the BJP.
RJD’s Manoj Kumar Jha says the move violates anti-defection provisions and calls for disqualification, citing videos and photographs of alleged BJP “joining.” BJP counters that the MLCs have not formally joined, saying they only extend support and deleting social-media posts that appeared to announce induction. Across sources, the dispute is framed around whether the independents effectively joined the BJP after winning, and what that means for alliance politics and constitutional rules governing membership changes in the legislature.
