Bihar Elections 2020: Leaders From Congress, RJD, RLSP Joins JD(U)

Several leaders from the opposition parties of Congress, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), and Rashtriya Lok Samta Party (RLSP) joined the ruling party Janta Dal (United) on September 11. The move comes ahead of the Bihar Assembly Elections. Members that switched sides include Congress legislators Sudarshan Kumar and Purnima Yadav, senior RJD leader, and former state minister Bhola Rai, and Rashtriya Lok Samata Party's (RLSP) Bihar spokesman Abhishek Jha.