JD(U) split widens: Sharad Yadav removed as leader of party in Rajya Sabha

The JD(U) has 10 members in the Rajya Sabha. It had last night suspended its Rajya Sabha member Ali Anwar Ansari from the parliamentary party for attending a meeting of opposition parties convened by Congress president Sonia Gandhi.

Yadav also claimed that the real JD(U) was with him and the one with Kumar was 'sarkari' JD(U).

Yadav, who is on a tour of Bihar, has said he still believes he is a part of the Grand Alliance with the RJD and the Congress. The JD(U) is not just Nitish Kumar's party, but also his party, he has said.

The JD(U) is registered with the Election Commission as a regional party of Bihar