Within hours of the JD (U) executive endorsing a proposal for the party to join the BJP-led NDA, Prasad described the Sharad Yadav-led group as the ‘real JD(U)’ and custodian of the JD (U)’s poll symbol ‘arrow’. “Nitish Kumar has joined the BJP and he should now contest election on the lotus symbol of the saffron outfit. Sharad Yadav‘s party is the real JD (U) and the actual owner of the poll symbol of the party,” Prasad said, hinting that factionalism within the JD (U) might lead to a split in the party. For its part, Sharad’s group indicated that it would approach the Election Commission (EC) to claim the arrow symbol, which is claimed by the Nitish Kumar led ‘official’ group. He, however, appeared to avoid taking sides between Sharad and Nitish.

Source: Hindustan Times August 19, 2017 13:41 UTC