Bashistha Narain Singh who was unanimously elected Bihar president of JD(U) for the second consecutive term on Sunday, vowed to work hard for the party.
Only Singh, a member of Rajya Sabha, had filed his nomination and nobody else challenged him. Singh’s election was ratified by the party’s State executive on Monday which was also attended among others by party’s national president and JD(U) national president Nitish Kumar and his predecessor Sharad Yadav.
Addressing the party workers Singh thanked them and the leadership for their faith in him and said with over three million active member of the JD(U) he would try his best for the expansion of the party and to further strengthen its infrastructure down to village level.
He said he would leave no stone unturned to perform his duties and come up to the expectations of the rank and file of the party.
This is Singh’s second term as state chief but he had been nominated on this post first time in November 2010 when incumbent president Vijay Kumar Choudhary after being elevated as Minister demitted the office.
Congratulating Singh on his re-election, Nitish expressed his confident that under Singh the JD(U) will expand its base and increase membership.
RJD which is an ally of the grand alliance also welcomed Singh’s reelection. RJD supremo lalu Prasad said the Maha gathbandhan would ensure better coordination.