New Delhi, March 22 -- In a significant political development, the former Janata Dal (United) leader KC Tyagi formally joined the Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) in the national capital on Sunday in the presence of RLD President and Union Minister Jayant Chaudhary.

The veteran socialist leader, a founding member of JD(U), had resigned from the party on March 17.

On Wednesday, Tyagi said that he did not participate in the latest membership drive of the party, clarifying that there is no personal friction between him and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar due to the Rajya Sabha seat allocation.

Tyagi, a founding member of the party since its inception, maintained that his "relationship with Nitish Kumar and the Bihar JDU remains the same".

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