Senior JD(U) leader Sharad Yadav (Express Photo) Senior JD(U) leader Sharad Yadav (Express Photo)Bringing its factional fight out in the open, the JD(U) on Saturday removed Sharad Yadav as its leader in the Rajya Sabha, replacing him with R C P Singh, a close aide of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. “R C P Singh has been elected leader of the party in the Rajya Sabha, replacing Sharadji,” confirmed Bihar JD(U) chief and Rajya Sabha member Bashishta Narayan Singh. A letter, signed by nine JD(U) MPs — seven from Rajya Sabha and two from Lok Sabha — has been handed to Naidu. “Yadav’s removal as leader of the party in Rajya Sabha is just the beginning. Both Ansari and Srivastava, along with Rajya Sabha member Veerendra Kumar, had attended a meeting at Yadav’s residence on July 27.

Source: Indian Express August 12, 2017 15:37 UTC