And the political party, the RJD, that has been supporting him indirectly, cannot make its support for him public. It has also been keeping a watch on its workers and knows there are rebels within the ranks who support Sharad Yadav. Old timers recall how both emerging leaders of late 1980s, Lalu Prasad and Nitish Kumar, would vie for proximity to Sharad Yadav, then a Devi Lal nominee. Sharad Yadav is likely to announce his next political move in a couple of days. Now we wait to find out where Sharad Yadav has decided to go from here.

Source: Indian Express August 10, 2017 07:33 UTC