Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) MLA from Ujiyarpur, Durga Prasad Singh, on Thursday joined the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) ahead of the Bihar Assembly polls.
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Earlier, Janata Dal (United) MLA from Raghopur, Satish Kumar, had joined the BJP weeks ahead of the polls.
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On Tuesday, RJD leaders - Bhagwan Kushwaha, Raghvendra Singh and Vijendra Yadav- resigned from the party after they were denied tickets for the upcoming polls.
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Elections for the 243-member Bihar Assembly will be held in five phases between October 12 and November 5.
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The counting of votes will take place on November 8.
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The term of the current Bihar State Assembly expires on November 29.
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