Five out of eight members of the legislative council (MLCs) of the RJD crossed over to the ruling JDU headed by chief minister Nitish Kumar. RJD vice-president and veteran Raghuvansh Prasad Singh also resigned from the party on Tuesday. We also got a letter from JDU chief whip in the council Reena Devi in this regard. Though he could not be contacted, sources said he was miffed over the decision to induct muscleman Rama Singh in the party. "Raghuvansh babu in his letter addressed to party chief (Lalu Prasad) said he has always been with the party during its bad times, but is very unhappy and sending his resignation," an RJD source said..

Source: The Telegraph June 24, 2020 07:07 UTC