Union Minister RPC Singh’s cut leaf from JDU, party will send Khiru Mahto to Rajya Sabha this time

Ranchi, 29th May. The Janata Dal (United) has not nominated Union Minister RPC Singh as the Rajya Sabha candidate this time. In his place, the party has decided to send Jharkhand State President and former MLA Khiru Mahto to Rajya Sabha.

RCP Singh had met Chief Minister Nitish Kumar three days ago. But it didn’t work out. JDU had already decided not to send RCP Singh to Rajya Sabha this time. There was a time when he was made the Principal Secretary to Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. JDU has given preference to him for a long time. He has been in the Rajya Sabha twice. He also got a chance to become a minister at the Centre. But after the Rajya Sabha ticket was cut, it has now been decided that he will no longer be able to remain a minister at the Centre. However, his term ends in July.

On the other hand, Khiru Mahto is the state president of JDU. He is a former MLA of Jharkhand. In the year 2005, Jharkhand assembly elections were won from Mandu seat as a JDU candidate. In the year 2021, the party made him the state president of Jharkhand.

On Sunday, it was informed by the JD(U) that the party has nominated Khiru Mahato as the party’s candidate from Bihar for the Rajya Sabha elections this time. The party has not nominated this Union Steel Minister and Rajya Sabha member Ramchandra Prasad Singh.