Bihar CM Nitish Kumar’s JDU expels 11 leaders ahead of assembly elections

Expelled leaders also suspended from JDU primary membership, says state general secretary

October 26, 2025

Nitish Kumar’s party takes action against anti-party leaders

Nitish Kumar’s party clamps down on anti-party leaders

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s Janata Dal (United) has expelled 11 party leaders, including a former minister, for “anti-party activities” and defying the party’s ideology ahead of the upcoming assembly elections.

The decision, announced on Saturday evening, also includes the suspension of the expelled members from the party’s primary membership, according to a statement issued by JDU state general secretary Chandan Kumar Singh.

“The party took disciplinary action after it found that all 11 leaders were indulging in anti-party activities in the state,” the statement said.

Among those expelled are former minister Shailesh Kumar, former MLAs Shyam Bahadur Singh and Sudharshan Kumar, and former MLCs Sanjay Prasad and Ranvijay Singh.

A senior JDU leader commented on the action, saying, “These expelled leaders were working against the officially declared candidates of the party and other NDA alliance partners. They were defying our ideology.”

Bihar’s 243-member assembly is set to go to polls in two phases on November 6 and November 11, with results scheduled to be announced on November 14.

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