Sharad Yadav to Float New Party by February, Submits Application to Election Commission

Sharad Yadav is planning a grand launch of his party at Delhi's Talkatora Stadium. The event could see participation of Opposition leaders apart from all the leaders who opposed Nitish Kumar's move to walk out of the Mahagathbandhan or Grand Alliance in Bihar in July last year.

Written by: India.com News Desk Edited by: Shashank Shantanu

Updated: January 25, 2018, 6:02 PM IST

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New Delhi, Jan 24: Veteran Janata Dal-United leader Sharad Yadav is likely to float a new party soon. A formal announcement in this regard is expected to be made next week when the Election Commission gives its verdict over Sharad Yadav’s application for forming a new party.

Former Rajya Sabha member Ali Anwar, who was disqualified from Rajya Sabha along with Sharad Yadav in December last year, said that their fight of representing the real Janata Dal (United) would continue and they would present their case in the next hearing in Delhi High Court on March 1.

Sharad Yadav is planning a grand launch of his party at Delhi’s Talkatora Stadium. The event could see participation of Opposition leaders apart from all the leaders who opposed Nitish Kumar’s move to walk out of the Mahagathbandhan or Grand Alliance in Bihar in July last year.

Sharad Yadav disapproved of Nitsh Kumar’s decision to tie up again with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) shunning the Grand Alliance with Lalu Yadav’s Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and the Congress.

Following the split, Sharad Yadav had claimed control of the original JD-U and the party symbol ‘arrow’. He even approached the Election Commission claiming that his faction had the right over the JD-U symbol. However, the poll panel ruled in favour of Nitish Kumar, saying the Sharad Yadav faction failed to produce any supporting document to affirm that they have the required support of MLAs, MPs.