Ahead of the Bihar Assembly elections scheduled this year, chief minister Nitish Kumar-led JD(U) expelled the poll strategist Prashant Kishor and diplomat-turned politician Pavan Varma, citing 'anti-party activities'.

Kishor was the Vice-President of the party and Varma was the General-Secretary of JD(U). The two had been quite vocal about their opposition&nbsp;to the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and National Register of Citizens (NRC).

Open Revolt

Nitish Kumar was apparently miffed with both Kishor and Varma because of their open criticism of the party for supporting CAA.&nbsp;

The JD(U) had voted for the Citizenship Amendment Act in both houses of Parliament. Pavan Varma even wrote an open letter to the chief minister over the party's alliance with the BJP outside Bihar, and sought clarity over the party's stand on CAA and NRC.

Varma was also extremely critical of the BJP in his open letter.

Kishor and Varma were considered to be the close aides of Nitish Kumar. However, after Varma tweeted the letter publicly, Kumar broke his silence for the first time, giving Varma an option to leave JD(U) and join any other party of his choice.

Nitish Kumar even said that Prashant Kishor was inducted into the party at the recommendation of the then BJP chief Amit Shah. After this, Kishor had hit out at Nitish Kumar in an angry tweet, accusing him of lying.

BJP Factor

Amit Shah had announced that the BJP would be fighting the Bihar Assembly Elections under the leadership of Nitish Kumar.&nbsp;

According to the party sources, Prashant Kishor was not happy with the seat-sharing ratio that JD(U) and the BJP had agreed upon. He had asked JD(U) to contest the higher number of seats than the BJP in Bihar Assembly Elections.

Furthermore, Kishor and Varma were also upset with JD(U) for tying-up with the BJP for the upcoming Delhi Assembly Elections. BJP will be fighting the Delhi polls with its NDA partners - JD(U) and LJP.&nbsp;

They both had been claiming that JD(U)'s support to CAA was an act to maintain the balance with the BJP.

The differences were already growing within the party over Nitish giving preference to the 'outsiders' - Prashant Kishor and Pavan Varma. But alas, no one knew - things will turn this bitter and lead&nbsp;to the JD(U) chief&nbsp;expelling his own handpicked aides. 
 
(Disclaimer: The opinions expressed above are the personal views of the author and do not reflect the views of ZMCL)&nbsp;

 
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Ahead of the Bihar Assembly elections scheduled this year, chief minister Nitish Kumar-led JD(U) expelled the poll strategist Prashant Kishor and diplomat-turned politician Pavan Varma, citing 'anti-party activities'.

Ahead of the Bihar Assembly elections scheduled this year, chief minister Nitish Kumar-led JD(U) expelled the poll strategist Prashant Kishor and diplomat-turned politician Pavan Varma, citing 'anti-party activities'. Kishor was the Vice-President of the party and Varma was the General-Secretary of JD(U). The two had been quite vocal about their opposition to the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and National Register of Citizens (NRC). Open Revolt Nitish Kumar was apparently miffed with both Kishor and Varma because of their open criticism of the party for supporting CAA. The JD(U) had voted for the Citizenship Amendment Act in both houses of Parliament. Pavan Varma even wrote an open letter to the chief minister over the party's alliance with the BJP outside Bihar, and sought clarity over the party's stand on CAA and NRC. Varma was also extremely critical of the BJP in his open letter. Kishor and Varma were considered to be the close aides of Nitish Kumar. However, after Varma tweeted the letter publicly, Kumar broke his silence for the first time, giving Varma an option to leave JD(U) and join any other party of his choice. Nitish Kumar even said that Prashant Kishor was inducted into the party at the recommendation of the then BJP chief Amit Shah. After this, Kishor had hit out at Nitish Kumar in an angry tweet, accusing him of lying. BJP Factor Amit Shah had announced that the BJP would be fighting the Bihar Assembly Elections under the leadership of Nitish Kumar. According to the party sources, Prashant Kishor was not happy with the seat-sharing ratio that JD(U) and the BJP had agreed upon. He had asked JD(U) to contest the higher number of seats than the BJP in Bihar Assembly Elections. Furthermore, Kishor and Varma were also upset with JD(U) for tying-up with the BJP for the upcoming Delhi Assembly Elections. BJP will be fighting the Delhi polls with its NDA partners - JD(U) and LJP. They both had been claiming that JD(U)'s support to CAA was an act to maintain the balance with the BJP. The differences were already growing within the party over Nitish giving preference to the 'outsiders' - Prashant Kishor and Pavan Varma. But alas, no one knew - things will turn this bitter and lead to the JD(U) chief expelling his own handpicked aides. (Disclaimer: The opinions expressed above are the personal views of the author and do not reflect the views of ZMCL)

Why Nitish Kumar's JD(U) expelled Prashant Kishor and Pavan Varma

The Janata Dal (United) on Sunday ridiculed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its chief Amit Shah and said the party should bring an amendment in the constitution following which an individual will be certified as a Hindu.

&quot;Mr. Amit Shah and the BJP should bring an amendment to the constitution which says in order to qualify to be a Hindu every claimant must visit temples at this frequency per day, per week, per month, per year. Only then will Mr. Amit Shah certify if one is a Hindu or not,&quot; JDU leader Pavan Varma told ANI.

A heated controversy on religion emerged after the BJP raised a question on Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi after his name was allegedly listed as a non-Hindu visitor in the visitor-book during his visit at Gujarat&#39;s Somnath Temple.

The controversy started when party&#39;s media coordinator Manoj Tyagi allegedly entered names of Rahul Gandhi and Congress MP Ahmed Patel in the special register for non-Hindus visiting the temple.

Later, Rahul Gandhi had said his family is devotee of Lord Shiva, but does not believe in using it for political gain.The Congress also issued a clarification on Twitter saying, &quot;There is only one visitor&#39;s book at Somnath Temple that was signed by Congress VP Rahul Gandhi. Any other image being circulated is fabricated. Desperate times call for desperate measures.&#39;&#39;

The Janata Dal (United) on Sunday ridiculed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its chief Amit Shah and said the party should bring an amendment in the constitution following which an individual will be certified as a Hindu

The Janata Dal (United) on Sunday ridiculed the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and its chief Amit Shah and said the party should bring an amendment in the constitution following which an individual will be certified as a Hindu. "Mr. Amit Shah and the BJP should bring an amendment to the constitution which says in order to qualify to be a Hindu every claimant must visit temples at this frequency per day, per week, per month, per year. Only then will Mr. Amit Shah certify if one is a Hindu or not," JDU leader Pavan Varma told ANI. A heated controversy on religion emerged after the BJP raised a question on Congress vice-president Rahul Gandhi after his name was allegedly listed as a non-Hindu visitor in the visitor-book during his visit at Gujarat's Somnath Temple. The controversy started when party's media coordinator Manoj Tyagi allegedly entered names of Rahul Gandhi and Congress MP Ahmed Patel in the special register for non-Hindus visiting the temple. Later, Rahul Gandhi had said his family is devotee of Lord Shiva, but does not believe in using it for political gain.The Congress also issued a clarification on Twitter saying, "There is only one visitor's book at Somnath Temple that was signed by Congress VP Rahul Gandhi. Any other image being circulated is fabricated. Desperate times call for desperate measures.''

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Why Nitish Kumar's JD(U) expelled Prashant Kishor and Pavan Varma

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