Patna HC stays Nitish from being JD-U legislative party head

February 11, 2015 14:10

JUST IN: Setback for Nitish Kumar, as the Patna High Court stays his appointment as leader of JDU legislative party.

His rival, Bihar Chief Minister Manjhi was expelled on Monday from the JD-U for his refusal to make way for Nitish.

Unfazed, Manjhi called a cabinet meeting on Tuesday to establish that he still calls the shots. A compact group of seven ministers showed up.

A delay in a trust vote to test Nitish's strength will lead to opportunistic defections, the JD-U has argued.

Nitish and his colleagues have blamed Manjhi's rebellion on a conspiracy by the BJP in an attempt to bisect the JD(U) before Bihar votes later this year.

Ahead of the national election last year, the JD-U and the BJP uncoiled their long alliance in a nasty break-up. Manjhi's support group is tiny within the JD(U); but the BJP -- till Tuesday's disastrous rout in Delhi -- was richly alluring on account of its recent wins in several state elections. In Bihar, the JD(U) has been functioning as a largely spent force with a minority government.

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