Two days after the ruling National Democratic Alliance declared its seat-sharing arrangement, cracks have begun to show within the Janata Dal (United) party. On Tuesday (October 14, 2025), party MP Ajay Kumar Mandal offered to resign, alleging that party leadership had denied him access to Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. In another incident, MLA Gopal Mandal, another party leader, staged a sit-in protest outside the Chief Minister’s residence, citing similar grievances.

Besides, at least three party leaders filed nominations even before the JD(U) formally released its list of candidates.

According to sources, the decision to place JD(U) at par with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which had so far been a junior partner in the alliance, has not gone down well with a section of the party.

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