New Delhi: In a big political improvement, the previous Janata Dal (United) chief KC Tyagi formally joined the Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) within the nationwide capital on Sunday within the presence of RLD President and Union Minister Jayant Chaudhary.

The veteran socialist chief, a founding member of JD(U), had resigned from the celebration on March 17.

Tyagi, a founding member of the celebration since its inception, maintained that his “relationship with Nitish Kumar and the Bihar JDU stays the identical”.

“I’m the founding father of Janata Dal (United) alongside George Fernandes, Sharad Yadav, Nitish Kumar, and Digvijay Singh… I’ve been a member ever since. Nevertheless, I didn’t take part on this membership drive,” he mentioned.

The senior chief additionally addressed speculations relating to his parliamentary ambitions, denying that his exit was linked to a want for a seat within the Rajya Sabha. “There may be not a single occasion of me making an attempt for a Rajya Sabha ticket. Even in 2013, Nitish Kumar referred to as me and supplied me a ticket,” mentioned Tyagi.

Previouisly, after Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar secured a victory within the Rajya Sabha elections, Tyagi had acknowledged that he has not resigned from the celebration, highlighting that he shares a protracted historical past with the Bihar CM. “I’ve a 50-year-old relationship with Nitish Kumar. In Jayaprakash ji’s motion, then within the Janata Celebration, Lok Dal, after which below Karpoori ji’s management, we did politics collectively. I’ve not resigned.”

Past his personal celebration, Tyagi launched a pointy assault on the Congress celebration, following sitting MP Pradyut Bordoloi’s exit from the celebration and becoming a member of the BJP. “The Congress celebration is on its decline. As a consequence of poor management and unsuitable insurance policies, it’s sinking deeper into the abyss”, he had mentioned.

Tyagi had earlier resigned as JD(U)’s nationwide chief spokesperson in September 2024. (ANI)

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