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Bihar: Three RLM MLAs back Rampaakar Singh against NDA directive
✍️ Amar Ujala · Bihar
🗓 05 Oct 2026, 06:32 PM
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Despite instructions from Union Minister Upendra Kushwaha to support the NDA candidate, three RLM MLAs led by Madhav Anand joined the nomination of Rampaakar Singh, raising questions about alliance discipline.
Political tensions have surfaced in Bihar as three MLAs from the Ramanand Mandal (RLM) party defied the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) directive during the recent nomination process. The party leaders were instructed by Union Minister Upendra Kushwaha to support the NDA-endorsed candidate for the upcoming elections.
However, instead of adhering to the alliance's strategy, the three legislators, led by Madhav Anand, actively participated in the nomination of Rampaakar Singh. Singh is contesting against the NDA candidate, effectively challenging the unified front that the alliance sought to project.
This move has triggered immediate scrutiny regarding the internal cohesion of the RLM party and its commitment to the NDA alliance. Political observers are now questioning the extent of party discipline and whether such deviations will impact the broader electoral strategy in the state.
The incident highlights the complex dynamics within the ruling coalition, where individual political ambitions or local alliances sometimes clash with the central directives issued by senior party leaders.
However, instead of adhering to the alliance's strategy, the three legislators, led by Madhav Anand, actively participated in the nomination of Rampaakar Singh. Singh is contesting against the NDA candidate, effectively challenging the unified front that the alliance sought to project.
This move has triggered immediate scrutiny regarding the internal cohesion of the RLM party and its commitment to the NDA alliance. Political observers are now questioning the extent of party discipline and whether such deviations will impact the broader electoral strategy in the state.
The incident highlights the complex dynamics within the ruling coalition, where individual political ambitions or local alliances sometimes clash with the central directives issued by senior party leaders.