Ram Chandra Prasad (RCP) Singh was on Sunday named the next national president of the Janta Dal (United). RCP and Lok Sabha MP Rajiv Ranjan Singh, alias Lalan Singh, were often considered the number two leaders in the JD(U) hierarchy after Nitish Kumar. With veterans like Bashistha Narayan Singh not keeping well, RCP Singh seems to be the natural choice too. Now even if Kushwaha rejoins JD(U), the hierarchy is clear and he will have to report to a new national president in RCP. By choosing him as party national president, Nitish Kumar has at best tried to reach out to his core Kurmi and Koeri constituency, known as Luv-Kush in Bihar.

Source: Indian Express December 27, 2020 13:30 UTC