India, March 18 -- Senior JD(U) leader KC Tyagi on Tuesday said that he has left the party and will decide his further course of action soon. Tyagi was associated with the JD(U) since it came into existence in October 2003 with the merger of the Samata Party and the Janata Dal.

He served the JD(U) in various capacities, including its chief general secretary, chief spokesperson and political adviser. "Yes, I have left the party," Tyagi said.

In a statement, the former Rajya Sabha member said, "The membership campaign of the party has ended. This time, I've not renewed the membership of the party." He, however, asserted that his commitment to the "larger and wider ideological points" concerning the interests of downtrodden peasants and ag...