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JD(U) leader KC Tyagi resigned from the post of spokesperson (Image: PTI File)
The JD(U) said in a statement that its president and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has appointed Rajiv Ranjan Prasad as its national spokesperson.
Janata Dal (United) spokesperson KC Tyagi, known for often highlighting his party’s differences with ally BJP, has resigned, the party announced on Sunday.
In a statement, JD(U) said its president and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has appointed Rajiv Ranjan Prasad as the new national spokesperson.
While the party cited “personal reasons” for Tyagi’s resignation, it is believed that his frequent comments on central government policies, which he made from Delhi, were seen as straining the BJP-JD(U) alliance.
Be it on the Uniform Civil Code, the Waqf (Amendment) Bill or even the government’s position on the Palestine issue among other issues, the socialist leader’s outspoken stand did not go down well many within the party and embarrassed the BJP, sources said.
With two senior JD(U) leaders, including Union minister Lalan Singh and its parliamentary party leader Sanjay Jha, based in Delhi, party sources said there is a view that the two leaders should be left to shape the ties with the BJP without frequent public interjections of Tyagi.
Sources said the BJP has been reaching out to allies to maintain coordination and harmony in the ruling National Democratic Alliance in its bid to quell reports of differences in the bloc.
(With inputs from PTI)