Patna, May 18 -- For long, political observers have been deliberating over the future of the Janata Dal (United) after Nitish Kumar. However, few would have imagined that the party would appear to be in turmoil within a month of Nitish Kumar's departure from active politics.
While a section of Nitish Kumar's trusted aides has been trying to establish Nishant Kumar as the JD(U) founder's political heir, one of his closest confidants, Lalan Singh declared BJP leader and Chief Minister Samrat Choudhary as Nitish Kumar's political successor.
Even as political circles were still grappling with the implications of that statement, former MP and strongman leader Anand Mohan Singh launched a scathing attack on the top leadership of his own party, ...