<p>The Janata Dal (United) has passed a resolution to join the Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA).</p>

<p>The decision was taken at the JD(U)&#39;s national executive chaired by Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar.</p>

<p>Calling the decision to join NDA as meaningless, the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) led by Lalu Yadav said that the JD(U) should rechristen itself as the &quot;new BJP or Sanghi&quot;.</p>

<p>&quot;This resolution is meaningless and it is simply a cover for the real revolution.. JDU was voted by the poor and the down trodden. You have robbed the mandate and now have the audacity to call it that we are going to be part of the NDA. Gentleman, Nitish ji should have said that now we are the new BJP or Sanghi and not the JD-U,&quot; RJD leader Manoj Jha told ANI.</p>

<p>The JD(U) and the BJP came together to form government in Bihar after the former split ties with the RJD and the Congress.</p>

<p>Senior party leader Sharad Yadav, who has openely rebelled against the party&#39;s decision to go with the BJP, was invited for the meeting, JD(U) leader K C Tyagi said.</p>

<p>&quot;Sharad Yadav is invited for the JD(U) national executive meet and he can sort out differences, but he shouldn&#39;t attend Lalu Yadav&#39;s programme. We will lose our faith in him, if he does so. He is one of the founders of the party, therefore, he can put forward his views in the meeting,&quot; Tyagi told the media here.</p>


The decision was taken at the party's national executive chaired by Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar

The Janata Dal (United) has passed a resolution to join the Bharatiya Janata Party-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA). The decision was taken at the JD(U)'s national executive chaired by Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar. Calling the decision to join NDA as meaningless, the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) led by Lalu Yadav said that the JD(U) should rechristen itself as the "new BJP or Sanghi". "This resolution is meaningless and it is simply a cover for the real revolution.. JDU was voted by the poor and the down trodden. You have robbed the mandate and now have the audacity to call it that we are going to be part of the NDA. Gentleman, Nitish ji should have said that now we are the new BJP or Sanghi and not the JD-U," RJD leader Manoj Jha told ANI. The JD(U) and the BJP came together to form government in Bihar after the former split ties with the RJD and the Congress. Senior party leader Sharad Yadav, who has openely rebelled against the party's decision to go with the BJP, was invited for the meeting, JD(U) leader K C Tyagi said. "Sharad Yadav is invited for the JD(U) national executive meet and he can sort out differences, but he shouldn't attend Lalu Yadav's programme. We will lose our faith in him, if he does so. He is one of the founders of the party, therefore, he can put forward his views in the meeting," Tyagi told the media here.

JD(U) to join BJP-led NDA, RJD slams decision calling it 'meaningless'

<p>The Janata Dal (United) has replaced senior party leader Sharad Yadav with RCP Singh as its leader in the Rajya Sabha.</p>

<p>Bihar JD(U) president Vashishtha Narayan has said that the move was necessary due to Yadav&#39;s recent actions.&nbsp;</p>

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<p>The decision comes in the wake of Sharad Yadav&#39;s misgivings over Nitish Kumar&#39;s decision to break away from the Mahagathbandhan and form a government with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Bihar.</p>

<p>The senior party leader has raised questions over the alliance saying that this decision has broken the trust of those who voted for JD(U). He also said that he is personally hurt by the move.</p>

<p>On Friday, Nitish Kumar, who was in Delhi to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP president Amit Shah, said that <a href="http://www.wionews.com/south-asia/rift-in-jdu-widens-as-nitish-kumar-says-sharad-yadav-free-to-take-own-decisions-18907" target="_blank">Sharad Yadav is free to take his own decisions</a>.</p>

<p>The Bihar chief minister said that the decision to ally with the BJP had the entire party&#39;s nod.</p>


Sharad Yadav has questioned Nitish Kumar's decision to go with the BJP to which he reacted saying the move had the support of the entire party

The Janata Dal (United) has replaced senior party leader Sharad Yadav with RCP Singh as its leader in the Rajya Sabha. Bihar JD(U) president Vashishtha Narayan has said that the move was necessary due to Yadav's recent actions. Met Vice President & gave in writing that we have elected RCP Singh as our leader in Rajya Sabha: Vashishtha Narayan, Bihar JDU President pic.twitter.com/yHenfhj70s — ANI (@ANI) August 12, 2017 × Necessary step because being leader if a person indulges in anti-party activities it has to be condemned unanimously-Narayan on Sharad Yadav pic.twitter.com/bOJmhVwqJS — ANI (@ANI) August 12, 2017 × The decision comes in the wake of Sharad Yadav's misgivings over Nitish Kumar's decision to break away from the Mahagathbandhan and form a government with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Bihar. The senior party leader has raised questions over the alliance saying that this decision has broken the trust of those who voted for JD(U). He also said that he is personally hurt by the move. On Friday, Nitish Kumar, who was in Delhi to meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP president Amit Shah, said that Sharad Yadav is free to take his own decisions. The Bihar chief minister said that the decision to ally with the BJP had the entire party's nod.

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