Oct 26, 2025 (Agency): Cracking down on rebellion within the party ahead of the assembly elections, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s JD(U) has expelled 16 leaders, including a sitting MLA and two former ministers, most of whom have entered the fray against official NDA candidates.
The expulsions were announced in two separate communications issued — one late on Saturday and the other on Sunday — in which the rebel leaders were charged with “anti-party activities” and violation of the ideology of JD(U).
Among those expelled is Narendra Niraj alias Gopal Mandal, the sitting MLA from Gopalpur in Bhagalpur district, who often remains in the news, mostly for the wrong reasons.
