RJD chief Lalu Prasad on Friday battled a revolt by senior colleagues after fielding his daughter as a candidate in the coming Lok Sabha election -- and denying ticket to other aspirants.
On Thursday, Lalu Prasad announced the names of candidates for 25 of the 27 constituencies his Rashtriya Janata Dal will contest in alliance with the Congress in Bihar.According to the list, daughter Misa Bharti will be the RJD nominee in Patliputra in Patna and wife Rabri Devi in Saran.

Some of the party's influential leaders were furious that he had given ticket to his daughter -- and ignored their interests.Senior RJD leader Ramkirpal Yadav, a Rajya Sabha MP who has been close to Lalu Prasad for over two decades, had wanted to contest from Patliputra constituency.Informed sources said he had made up mind to resign from the party and was likely to join the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP)."Ramkirpal is upset and feels betrayed and cheated by Lalu who had promised to field him (from Patliputra)," a RJD leader close to Ramkirpal Yadav said.


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