After Janata Dal-United-led NDA lost by-election in the Rupauli legislative assembly constituency, JDU spokesperson and MLC Neeraj Kumar said on Monday that the party accepted its defeat and will review the reasons behind it.
After an independent candidate won the Rupauli assembly bye-election, independent MP Pappu Yadav on Saturday said that even the hardcore supporters of the BJP did not vote for the JD-U candidate in this constituency.
Pappu Yadav has been urging RJD supremo Lalu Yadav to reconsider his decision regarding Purnia and give it to the Congress, since the RJD announced to field former minister and Rupauli MLA Bima Bharati from the seat.
Janata Dal United MLA from Rupauli Bima Bharti resigned from the party's primary membership on Saturday. Following her resignation, she joined the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and expressed her readiness to contest the Lok Sabha polls from Purnia if her new party permits.