Nitish Kumar's JDU expels 15 leaders including sitting MLA

The ruling party JDU in Bihar has expelled leaders from the party for indulging in anti-party activities ahead of the Assembly elections. The expelled leaders also include a sitting MLA.

Patna: The ruling Party JDU in Bihar on Tuesday expelled 15 leaders from the party for indulging in anti-party activities ahead of the Assembly elections. The list of expelled leaders includes a sitting MLA, former MLAs, and former ministers.

The expelled leaders are Dadan Singh Yadav (sitting MLA from Dumraon), former ministers Rameshwar Paswan and Bhagwan Singh Kushwaha, former MLAs Ranvijay Singh and Sumit Kumar Singh, former state unit chief of party's women wing Kanchan Kumari Gupta, Pramod Singh Chandravanshi, Arun Kumar, Tajammul Khan, Amresh Chowdhary, Sivshankar Chowdhury, Sindhu Paswan, Kartar Singh Yadav, Rakesh Ranjan, and Mungeri Paswan.

The Bihar Legislative Assembly comprises 243 seats. The term of the session will expire on November 29. The state will go to polls in three-phase on October 28, November 3, and November 7. Results will be declared on November 10