Patna, (BiharTimes): Senior JD (U) Legislator Chhedi Paswan Yesterday met BJP Prime Ministerial candidate Narendra Modi following which the party took the decision to suspend him for six years.
"Party President Sharad Yadav has suspended Paswan from JD (U) for six years," state JD (U) President Bashistha Narayan Singh.
Paswan was a minister in Kumar's previous government from 2005-10, is presently a party MLA from Mohania in Kaimur district. He also served as minister in Lalu Yadav's RJD government before switching over to JD(U) in 2005.
Paswan, a four-term MLA and two-time MP had also twice defeated Lok Sabha speaker Meira Kumar in parliamentary elections.
Sources said the he may join BJP by October 27, when the Gujarat CM is scheduled to address his "Hunkaar Rally" in Patna.
Before Paswan some other leaders like Sadhu Yadav ,Dasai Chaudhary from congress and Jai Narain Prasad Nishad and Puranmasi Ram both JDU MP had earlier met Modi and expressed their support to his leadership.