2 min readPatnaMar 5, 2026 01:29 PM IST First published on: Mar 5, 2026 at 01:29 PM ISTAs Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar officially announced that he was seeking nomination to the Rajya Sabha, dozens of JD(U) workers and supporters protested against the party’s national working president, Sanjay Kumar Jha, and Union Minister Rajeev Ranjan Singh, better known as Lalan Singh, for “betraying” Nitish and “forcibly” convincing him to relinquish power.In a social media post on Monday morning, Nitish said it had long been his wish to serve in all four legislative bodies in the country. This clears the decks for a new Chief Minister, likely from the BJP, to take charge.AdvertisementIrate JD(U) workers tried to stop Bihar minister Surendra Mehta and JD(U) leader Sanjay Gandhi from entering the CM’s House. The protesters included leaders from the Muslim and OBC communities, considered Nitish’s key supporter base.Also Read | First clear signal: Top JD(U) leader says supporters want Nitish Kumar’s son to ‘work for party’JD(U) leader and head of the Bhoomi Sangharsh Sena, Rupesh Patel, said, “What is happening is the handiwork of Sanjay Jha, who, alongside Lalan Singh, has completely taken JD(U) under control. Jha is a Vibhishan (Ravan’s younger brother who defected to Ram’s side), who worked at the behest of the BJP.”Sanjay Mehta, a JD(U) worker, said, “Operation Lotus is complete now. BJP has usurped power from the JD(U).” As workers shouted slogans against the two leaders, the Bihar police barricaded all roads leading to the CM’s House.AdvertisementProtesters also raised slogans against senior JD(U)’s Lallan Saraf and Vijay Kumar Choudhary and warned that JD(U) leaders backing Nitish’s move to the Rajya Sabha would face consequences from party workers.you may like“How can they remove Nitish Kumar, who built the ‘good governance’ model? I couldn’t sleep the whole night; we didn’t even celebrate Holi,” one supporter said.“This is an injustice to the people of Bihar. Extremely backward communities, backward classes and women voted for Nitish Kumar in the name of development. Now they are trying to overturn the mandate,” another supporter said.