Overview
- Rahul Raj and Banshidhar Brajwasi met state BJP leaders and were publicly welcomed into party events in Patna on Saturday, Oct. 31.
- RJD leaders have filed a petition seeking their disqualification under the Tenth Schedule, which bars an independently elected legislator from joining a party after winning.
- Brajwasi later posted a video saying he had only extended support and had not formally joined the BJP while Rahul Raj said he re-took BJP membership, creating conflicting accounts of their status.
- JD(U) figures have accused BJP leaders of failing to coordinate in the MLC polls and of undermining alliance discipline after both Independents beat JD(U) nominees.
- If the chairman of the Bihar Legislative Council upholds the disqualification claim it could change the ruling side's numbers and lead to appeals to the Election Commission or courts.