Overview
- The BPCC disciplinary committee removed seven leaders, citing anti-party activity and public claims of cash-for-tickets that it said damaged the party’s reputation.
- The order by chairman Kapildeo Prasad Yadav said candidate selection was transparent and cleared through observers, the Pradesh Election Committee and the AICC with approval from central observer Avinash Pandey.
- Those expelled are Aditya Paswan, Shakeelur Rahman, Raj Kumar Sharma, Raj Kumar Rajan, Kundan Gupta, Kanchana Kumari and Ravi Golden.
- Dissidents from a group of 43, whose replies to show‑cause notices are still under review, dispute the committee’s authority and allege scapegoating without required AICC clearance.
- BPCC chief Rajesh Ram has directed district‑level reviews of the defeat and mobilisation for upcoming party programmes, while Tariq Anwar has urged an independent probe into ticket distribution.