Suspended RLM leader quits MLC race; rebellion subdued
PATNA, Oct. 17 -- Rashtriya Lok Morcha (RLM)'s rebel Ramapukar Sinha, who had fled nomination to contest the upcoming legislative council polls and was suspended by the party for six years for doing so, withdrew from the race on Friday.
Sinha was in fray from Saran Teachers' Constituency seat and he also had the backing of three other RLM MLAs - - Madhav Anand, Rameswar Mahto and Alok Singh. They all know will support the NDA-backed JD(U) candidate, Anand Pushkar, said Sinha.
Sinha is also slated to be reinstated to the party, said MLAs who were in is support. "The RLM state president has indicated that Ramapukar Sinha will be reinstated in the party," said the MLAs who had joined Sinha's nomination
The MLAs said that they didn't intend to weaken the NDA.
"Our earlier decision was for the honour of the workers. Now we have decided to back the NDA candidate in keeping with the decision of the alliance leadership," said the MLAs, while talking to media persons.
RLM MLA Anand Madhav had earlier dared party supremo Upendra Kushwaha not to ignore the sentiments of the party leaders and called the decision of three of the four MLAs as party decision.
While there is finally truce in the RLM, there is no such move so far in the JD(U) where party's Mokama MLA Anant Singh and three-term MLC Neeraj Kumar continue to spew venom against each other. Their public spat had led to speculations that there fissures in the NDA. However, senior JD(U) leaders like Union minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan tried to mediate between the two leaders.
The Bihar Legislative Council election for eight seats - four each for teacher and graduate constituencies - will take place on October 23, soon after Durga Puja, and results will be declared on October 27.
As a result, campaigning has peaked to make the most of the available time....
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