Speculation of dissent in the Upendra Kushwaha-led Rashtriya Lok Morcha began doing the rounds yet again in Bihar after two MLAs skipped an event hosted by the party president in Patna on Wednesday (December 24, 2025).
Leaders of the Rashtriya Lok Morcha (RLM), a National Democratic Alliance (NDA) partner, had indirectly expressed disappointment over the party choosing Mr. Kushwaha’s son Deepak Prakash, who is not yet a member of either House of the State Legislature, to be the Panchayati Raj Minister in Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s Cabinet.
Earlier, Bajpatti MLA Rameshwar Kumar Mahto had raised questions on the leadership of Mr. Kushwaha and on Wednesday (December 24), Dinara MLA Alok Kumar Singh and Madhubani MLA Madhaw Anand, along with Mr. Mahto, skipped the Liti-Chokha (traditional dish) party hosted by Mr. Kushwaha at his official residence. They were in Patna but chose to meet newly appointed Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) national working president Nitin Nabin instead.
Mr. Kushwaha is a Rajya Sabha member while his wife Snehlata won the recently concluded Bihar Assembly election from Sasaram. Mr. Kushwaha’s RLM had won four of the six seats it contested as part of the NDA alliance and received a ministerial berth.
