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Anant Singh says JD(U) faces 10-12 seat wipeout
Hindustan Times·
Expelled Janata Dal (United) MLA Anant Singh said on Sunday the party would fall to 10-12 seats in the next Bihar assembly elections. The Mokama legislator was expelled on Saturday for six years over alleged anti-party activities. Singh said he may float his own party and called JD(U) finished. JD(U) currently holds 84 seats in the 243-member assembly.
Prism
What It Means For You
- JD(U) has asked the Bihar assembly speaker to terminate Singh's MLA membership under the anti-defection law.
- Voters in Mokama face a sitting MLA who says he will not join another party and may build his own.
- Singh's wife and former MLA Neelam Devi was also expelled for six years on the same day.
What's Happening
- Singh had campaigned for Jan Suraaj candidate Anuj Singh in Bihar legislative council elections against JD(U)'s Neeraj Kumar.
- He said he has no regrets about the disciplinary action and questioned current party leaders' authority.
- He maintained his personal equation with Nitish Kumar remains cordial despite the expulsion.
Why the party moved against Singh
- JD(U) is the second-largest party in the Bihar assembly after the BJP's 88 members.
- In the Lok Sabha, JD(U) has 12 members.
- Singh won Mokama in the 2025 assembly elections on a JD(U) ticket.
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