Ram Vilas Paswan’s son-in-law Anil Kumar Sadhu likely to join Pappu Yadav's Jan Adhikar party

PATNA: The rift in Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) widened on Sunday with party's Vaishali MP Rama Singh and senior vice president Ram Naresh Singh revolting against it. The development comes a day after LJP chief Ram Vilas Paswan's son-in-law Anil Kumar Sadhu raised a banner of revolt against the party over denial of ticket.

While Ram Naresh Singh joined Pappu Yadav's Jan Adhikar Party along with his supporters on Sunday, Rama Singh said he will campaign against the LJP candidates in the assembly election.

Meanwhile, sources said Sadhu, who was suspended from LJP for six years on Sunday for anti-party activities, may also fight elections on JAP ticket.

A visibly angry Sadhu said he will not only contest the polls, but also work to ensure defeat of LJP candidates on all the 40 seats it has been allotted by the NDA. "My father-in-law has betrayed me," Sadhu said. He did not spare his brother-in-law and Jamui MP Chirag Paswan, saying that the latter was equally responsible for denying him the ticket.

Ram Naresh Singh, who has represented Nalanda assembly constituency twice, joined JAP along with his supporters on Sunday alleging that LJP has no respect for its dedicated workers. "There is no internal democracy in the party," he said.