Nitish Kumar Party MLA Threatens To Resign As Colleague Gets Cabinet Berth

JDU's Bima Bharti is apparently upset at not being included in the Bihar cabinet while Leshi Singh was inducted as a minister for the third time during Tuesday's expansion.

All is seemingly not well within the newly sworn-in Bihar government with Janata Dal (United) MLA Bima Bharti taking a dig at her party colleague and five-time MLA Leshi Singh, who was inducted as the State Minister of Food and Consumer Protection.

Ms Bharti is apparently upset at not being included in the Cabinet while Ms Singh was inducted as a minister for the third time during Tuesday's expansion.

"I'm upset with only JDU MLA Leshi Singh that she's always chosen in the Cabinet. What does the Chief Minister see in her? She is repeatedly involved in incidents in her area; brings disrepute against the party. Why are we not heard? Is it because we're from a backward caste?," said JDU MLA Bima Bharti.

"If she is not removed from the post of minister, I will resign from the party. If my allegation against her is wrong then I will resign as an MLA," Bharti said.