Patna: Former Bihar chief minister and senior RJD leader Rabri Devi was on Saturday accorded the status of the leader of opposition in the state legislative council on the basis of her party’s enhanced strength in the upper house.
The development followed the recent biennial elections to the legislative council after which RJD’s tally in the 75-member upper house rose from seven to nine, required to get the status.
Last year, after chief minister Nitish Kumar walked out of the grand alliance comprising JD(U), the RJD and the Congress, a similar application by Rabri Devi was turned down as the members of the party founded and headed by her husband Lalu Prasad constituted less than 10 per cent of the total strength of the house.