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The Supreme Court today sought response of former Janata Dal (United) president Sharad Yadav on a plea by Nitish Kumar led faction, which seeks to place on record the documents related to claim the formation of new party by Mr Yadav.

Sharad Yadav's assertion that he, and not Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, represented the "real" Janata Dal United received a hit on Tuesday when the Election Commission refused to entertain his request because he hadn't backed his claim with documentary evidence.

Bihar's ruling Janata Dal-United (JD-U) on Monday suspended 21 members, including former minister Ramai Ram, on charges of anti-party activities after they backed rebel leader Sharad Yadav, who has opposed Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's decision to tie up with the BJP.

Sharad Yadav told NDTV that he would like to offer "a thank you" to Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on whose instructions Mr Yadav has been laid off as their party's leader in the Rajya Sabha where they have nine members. However, Mr Yadav wasn't entirely sarcastic about the Chief Minister. "He played a perfect host to me, and we did some good wo...

Sharad Yadav, who has openly disapproved of Nitish Kumar's alliance with the BJP in Bihar, was today removed as the leader of Janata Dal (United) in Rajya Sabha. The move comes a day Bihar Chief Minister said that Mr Yadav "is free to go where he wants".

The gloves are off as Sharad Yadav of the Janata Dal (United) began a three-day yatra or tour of Bihar with his sharpest attack yet on party boss Nitish Kumar, designed to provoke the Chief Minister into taking action against him.

Tuesday's dramatic Gujarat Rajya Sabha election has fast tracked a break-up in Bihar, where Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and his senior colleague in the Janata Dal (United) Sharad Yadav are now inexorably headed for a split.

The Supreme Court today sought response of former Janata Dal (United) president Sharad Yadav on a plea by Nitish Kumar led faction, which seeks to place on record the documents related to claim the formation of new party by Mr Yadav.

Sharad Yadav's assertion that he, and not Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, represented the "real" Janata Dal United received a hit on Tuesday when the Election Commission refused to entertain his request because he hadn't backed his claim with documentary evidence.

Bihar's ruling Janata Dal-United (JD-U) on Monday suspended 21 members, including former minister Ramai Ram, on charges of anti-party activities after they backed rebel leader Sharad Yadav, who has opposed Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's decision to tie up with the BJP.

Sharad Yadav told NDTV that he would like to offer "a thank you" to Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on whose instructions Mr Yadav has been laid off as their party's leader in the Rajya Sabha where they have nine members. However, Mr Yadav wasn't entirely sarcastic about the Chief Minister. "He played a perfect host to me, and we did some good wo...

Sharad Yadav, who has openly disapproved of Nitish Kumar's alliance with the BJP in Bihar, was today removed as the leader of Janata Dal (United) in Rajya Sabha. The move comes a day Bihar Chief Minister said that Mr Yadav "is free to go where he wants".

The gloves are off as Sharad Yadav of the Janata Dal (United) began a three-day yatra or tour of Bihar with his sharpest attack yet on party boss Nitish Kumar, designed to provoke the Chief Minister into taking action against him.

Tuesday's dramatic Gujarat Rajya Sabha election has fast tracked a break-up in Bihar, where Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and his senior colleague in the Janata Dal (United) Sharad Yadav are now inexorably headed for a split.