Raghuvansh Singh's resignation from RJD unfortunate: Congress MP

Congress Rajya Sabha MP Akhilesh Prasad Singh called the resignation of RJD national vice president Raghuvansh Prasad Singh as unfortunate, and said that the latter was an enlightened politician.

New Delhi: After Rahstriya Janata Dal (RJD) national vice president Raghuvansh Prasad Singh resigned from the party on Thursday, senior Congress leader and Rajya Sabha MP Akhilesh Prasad Singh said that it was "unfortunate".

"It is unfortunate. Over the years, we have known him as an enlightened politician. I had the privilege of working with him. Now, I dont know under what circumstances he resigned. He is availing treatment at the hospital, but his resignation is not good," Akhilesh Singh said.

Big setback for RJD ahead of polls

Earlier in the day, in a massive setback to Bihar's main opposition RJD ahead of the state assembly polls, its national vice president and former Union Minister Raghuvansh Prasad Singh resigned from the party, but party supremo Lalu Prasad rejected it.

Singh, admitted to AIIMS, New Delhi, because of post-COVID complications, had earlier announced his resignation as the party vice president on June 23 but was persuaded by Prasad to stay back. He was reportedly unhappy with the party's functioning.

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However, he wrote a letter from the hospital to jailed RJD supremo Lalu Prasad Yadav, and informed him that he was quitting the party. Yadav rejected his resignation, insisting he was not going "anywhere".

Singh was unhappy with proposed induction of arch-rival

Singh, a five-time former MP from Vaishali who held several portfolios in the Manmohan Singh government, including that of rural development, was reportedly unhappy over the proposed induction of alleged mafia don and former Lok Janshakti Party MP from Vaishali Rama Singh into the RJD.

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Rama Singh was considered Singh's staunch rival and had defeated the RJD leader in the 2014 Lok Sabha election, breaking his winning streak since he was first elected from there in 1996.

Seat-sharing formula for Bihar polls within 2-3 days

Meanwhile, according to sources, the Congress is set to contest on 60-70 seats in the upcoming Assembly elections in Bihar.

Reacting to the above, Congress leader and Rajya Sabha MP Akhilesh Prasad Singh said, "I have no information about this. But what I do know, is that there is no bad blood or tension with regards to seat sharing."

"The seat sharing formula will be announced any time now, within the nest two-three days," he added.