Not named NDA nominee for Bihar Council poll, RLM chief’s son set to lose Cabinet berth
Deepak Prakash, a minister in the Bihar government, is expected to lose his cabinet position after failing to secure a nomination for the upcoming Legislative Council elections. His father, RLM chief Upendra Kushwaha, denied being upset with the NDA leadership over the exclusion.
Why it matters
The situation highlights internal political tensions and the complexities of coalition dynamics within India's National Democratic Alliance.
Rashtriya Lok Morcha (RLM) chief and Rajya Sabha member Upendra Kushwaha’s son, Deepak Prakash, who is Panchayati Raj Minister in the Bihar government, is set to lose his Cabinet berth as he was not among the nine candidates of the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) who filed their nomination on Monday for the June 18 Legislative Council poll.
The report presents the facts of the political exclusion and quotes the involved parties without taking a side.
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