India, Jan. 14 -- Former Union minister Ramchandra Prasad Singh, better known as RCP Singh, is likely to return to Bihar's ruling Janata Dal (United) or JD(U), people aware of the matter said.

JD(U) leaders said Singh, who joined Prashant Kishor's Jan Suraaj last year, has conveyed his willingness to rejoin the party he helped build over two decades along with chief minister Nitish Kumar. They added that Kumar will take the final call as he weighs organisational needs and political optics.

Kumar and Singh attended a Kurmi community function in Patna on Sunday, sparking speculation about Singh's return, even as the two did not meet. Kumar left early, and Singh arrived later for the function.

A JD(U) leader, who is from the Kurmi communi...