As Lalu Prasad languishes in jail, RJD gripped by internal conflicts

Congress might grab the upper hand ahead of the Lok Sabha elections

The Rashtriya Janata Dal has plunged into a crisis mode after the Jharkhand High Court on Friday rejected party chief Lalu Prasad’s bail plea in the Deoghar treasury case. Insiders said it would have far-reaching consequences in Bihar politics and in the family of Lalu Prasad. In his absence, averred senior leaders, internal conflicts will likely escalate in the RJD and the Congress might grab the upper hand. That apart, the RJD will lose its star campaigner before the Lok Sabha elections. However, leader of Opposition and Lalu’s son Tejaswi Prasad Yadav (pictured) differed saying the party would emerge stronger.

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