JD (U) Bengal unit unhappy over Nitish joining hands with BJP in Bihar
The JD(U) has no elected representative in Bengal, but is popular among a section of Biharis living in Kolkata and adjoining districts.
Nitish Kumar won the trust vote in the Bihar legislative assembly on Friday morning, but the West Bengal unit of his party, Janata Dal (United), said it was unhappy with his alliance with the BJP and said he had “betrayed the masses”.
Though the JD(U) has no elected representative in the Bengal assembly, it is popular among a section of Biharis living in Kolkata and adjoining districts.
JD(U) Bengal president Amitava Dutta said the reunion with the BJP was Kumar’s personal decision and JD (U) leaders in Bengal and other states were unhappy.
Dutta said Kumar not only “betrayed” the people of Bihar but also the JD(U) Bengal unit because in 2016, the party contested the assembly polls with support from the Congress, Left and the RJD.
“I contested from South Howrah constituency where the Congress, Left Front and RJD workers campaigned for me,” he said.