New Delhi, April 4 -- As the Waqf Amendment Bill 2025 sailed through both Lok Sabha and Rajya Sabha, Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) key ally in Bihar - the JD(U) - faced a setback. Five leaders of Nitish Kumar's JD(U) resigned over the party's support for the Centre's Waqf Bill which was passed in Parliament early Friday.

JD(U) leaders who resigned were Nadeem Akhtar, Raju Nayyar, General Secretary of JD(U) Minority Department Tabrez Siddiqui Alig, JDU's Minority State Secretary Mohammad Shahnawaz Malik and Mohammed Kasim Ansari.

This sparked speculations about whether Nitish Kumar and his party's support for the Waqf Amendment Bill will impact his prospects in the upcoming Bihar elections. The 2025 Bihar Assembly election for all 243 c...