Upset Upendra Kushwaha likely to walk out of BJP-led NDA today

New Delhi, Dec 10: RLSP chief Upendra Kushwaha may quit the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) on Monday after a prolonged battle with the BJP and other constituents over seat-sharing for the 2019 Lok Sabha elections. Kushwaha is expected to hold a press conference in Delhi in the afternoon.

Earlier it was reported that Kushwaha would not attend the meeting of the NDA allies to be chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi on ahead of the Winter Session of Parliament.

The RLSP chief has been targeting the BJP and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, a key ally of the ruling party, for weeks.

He has been upset with the BJP after it asserted that the RLSP would not be given more than two seats in the 2019 Lok Sabha election, even as it went out of way to accommodate Kumar by agreeing that the saffron party and the JD(U) would fight equal number of seats.

"Kushwaha is likely to announce his parting of ways with the BJP today. He will also quit as a Union minister," a senior RLSP leader said.

The RLSP may join hands with the opposition, which includes Lalu Prasad's RJD and the Congress. Bihar sends 40 MPs to Lok Sabha.