Four expelled Congress MLCs join JD-U

Patna March 1 (IANS) Four Congress MLCs in Bihar on Thursday joined the ruling Janata Dal-United (JD-U) a day after they were expelled for anti-party activities.

The four Members of the Legislative Council -- including former Bihar minister and former state party President Ashok Choudhary along with Dileep Choudhary Tanvir Akhtar and Ramchander Bharti -- met Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and formally joined the party.

"We met Nitish Kumar at his official residence and have taken up the membership of the JD-U " Ashok Choudhary told the media here.

On Wednesday sensing a revolt Congress state president Kaukab Quadri expelled the four.

Later on Wednesday Choudhary announced that "all four of us will join the JD-U" and praised Nitish Kumar who is also the JD-U President describing him as an "ideal leader".

--IANS
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