Ahead of the Lok Sabha election, the Janata Dal (United) has revamped its national team, with new office-bearers being announced for the first time since Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar took over as the party’s national president last month. His predecessor, former party president Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan Singh, is missing from the list.
Mr. Kumar was unanimously elected as JD(U) president at the party’s national executive committee meeting held in Delhi on December 29, 2023, after Mr. Singh stepped down. Party insiders said that the former president had requested Mr. Kumar to exclude him from the team.