Patna, Nov 5 (IANS) Congress candidate in the Aurangabad Sadar Assembly constituency, Anand Shankar, suffered a major setback after former RJD district president and ex-MLA Suresh Mehta resigned from all posts in the RJD and joined the BJP.

Mehta’s switch is seen as a development that may impact a sizeable vote segment in the constituency and could trouble the Grand Alliance candidate.

Addressing a press conference, Mehta said he was repeatedly ignored and humiliated within the party.

He said that despite years of loyalty, he did not receive respect from the RJD leadership.

Mehta said that his mentor, Shakuni Chaudhary and senior NDA leaders continued to persuade him to join their side.

He claimed that when he was the RJD district president, the Grand Alliance won all six Assembly s

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