Ideology first, or ties with BJP? KC Tyagi’s resignation lays bare power struggle in Nitish’s JD(U)
New Delhi: All is not well in the Janata Dal (United) universe. Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s party is facing growing signs of a power struggle between leaders wanting to maintain strong ties with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and those unwilling to compromise on its core ideology.
Differences came out in the open when senior JD(U) leader K.C. Tyagi resigned Sunday as the chief spokesperson following his aggressive stance on the Modi government’s decisions such as lateral entry into the civil services and the Uniform Civil Code, as well on a Supreme Court decision on reservations and the foreign policy on Israel and Palestine.
Though Tyagi’s stand on most of the issues reflects the JD(U) ideological position, party insiders say he quit because of pressure from senior leaders who d...
