In a massive setback to the RJD, its national general secretary Shyam Rajak on Thursday tendered his resignation, stating that he was feeling "cheated". Notably, Rajak, a former state minister, wrote a terse letter to RJD president Lalu Prasad, declaring that he was giving up the party post as well as the primary membership.
He signed off with a cryptic Hindi verse, which could be roughly translated as "I was not fond of a game of chess, hence got cheated. You kept planning your moves, I kept caring about our relationship".
Ahead of the state assembly elections, early indications suggest that political defections are already underway in the state. Some of the reports suggested that Shyam Rajak, the RJD's national general secretary and a former minister in the Bihar government, is likely to join the JD(U).
Rajak had recently met JD(U) President and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, fueling speculation about his return to the party. Other reports suggest that Rajak might formally join the JD(U) next month and could be offered a significant role within the party.
