Nitish Kumar’s Janadatal United withdraws support for BJP in Manipur Now the only MLA of JDU will stand with the opposition. Although this change will not create any major changes in the government of Manipur, political observers are taking it seriously. The move is a cause for concern for the BJP as the JD(U) is BJP’s main ally at the Center and in Bihar. The JDU’s move comes months after the ruling National People’s Party in Meghalaya withdrew its support to the Biren Singh government.
JD(U) had won six seats in the 2022 assembly elections. But after months five people joined BJP. The BJP currently has 37 MLAs in the 60-member assembly. Five Naga People’s Front MLAs and three independent MLAs are supporting the BJP.
The leader of the Manipur JDU unit has sent a letter to the Governor detailing the new decision. Nitish Kumar is a leader who has a history of jumping between politics. The JD(U) which won 12 seats in the general elections announced their support to the BJP and they consolidated their power. Assembly elections in Bihar this year. Political observers are also waiting to see what kind of coup is going to happen next.
