Overview

• Singh met Upendra Kushwaha at the ally’s Delhi residence, with BJP Bihar in-charge Vinod Tawde present, in a move aimed at resetting ties within the coalition.
• Sources indicate he is pursuing an NDA nomination to contest the Ara assembly seat in the upcoming Bihar polls.
• Separate reports say he could align with Kushwaha’s Rashtriya Lok Morcha as part of his route back into the alliance, though no formal announcement has been made.
• News coverage, citing unnamed sources, also speculates the NDA may consider him for a Rajya Sabha berth, which remains unconfirmed.
• He was expelled by the BJP after running as an independent from Karakat in 2024, a move reported to have weakened the NDA in the Shahabad region.