Patna, Mar 25 : Former Agriculture Minister Nagmani, who had resigned from the cabinet on Sunday following denial of Janata Dal (United) ticket to contest Lok Sabha polls in Bihar, resigned from the party as well as membership of State Legislative Council today.

He has now joined the Rastriya Janata Dal (RJD).

Nagmani took this step following denial of ticket from Ujiarpur Parliamentary Constituency. JD (U) has fielded Ashwamedh Devi, an MLA who also belongs to the same caste, from Ujiarpur.

Patna, Mar 24 : Patna High Court on Tuesday disallowed the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Mohammad Shahabuddin's petition seeking to contest the general elections in Bihar.

A division bench comprising Justices Shivakirti Singh and Sheema Ali Khan refused to stay his conviction in a kidnap and murder case but granted him regular bail in a bond of Rs. 10,000.

Shahabuddin is a MP from Siwan constituency.

Patna, Mar. 24 : RJD MP Shahabuddin''s petition seeking to contest Lok Sabha polls in Bihar has been rejected by Patna High Court, which has rejected to stay his conviction in a kidnap and murder case.

A High Court division bench comprising of Justices Shivakirti Singh and Sheema Ali Khan refused disallowed Shahabuddin to contest from his Siwan constituency, while granted him regular bail.

Patna, Mar 24 : Eight-time Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) MLA Ramai Ram resigned from the Bihar Assembly on Tuesday.

Ram, who was representing the Bochaha (SC) Assembly constituency, said that the RJD has deviated from the path of social justice and secularism and this had led him to resign.

Patna, Mar 24 : Lok Janshakti Party President and