BJP Expels 9 Rebel Leaders for Joining LJP Ahead of Bihar Polls

Sushil Modi’s statement comes after Nitish Kumar was left upset by the party’s refusal to act against Chirag Paswan.

The Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) on Monday, 13 October, expelled nine of its party leaders who quit to join Chirag Paswan's Lok Janta Party (LJP) ahead of the Bihar Assembly elections, reported NDTV.

Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi declared that Chirag Paswan’s LJP is no longer part of the NDA in Bihar. Earlier last week, the Bihar Deputy CM had warned the rebel leaders to “come back to the fold or be expelled,” NDTV reported.