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K.C. Tyagi Joins Rashtriya Lok Dal Days After Quitting JD(U)
K.C. Tyagi left Janata Dal (United) to focus on Uttar Pradesh politics with Rashtriya Lok Dal, denying Rajya Sabha ambitions and emphasizing no personal conflict with Nitish Kumar.
- K.C. Tyagi formally joined the Rashtriya Lok Dal in New Delhi on March 22, 2026, in the presence of RLD President and Union Minister Jayant Chaudhary and was welcomed alongside his supporters.
- Tyagi severed his ties on March 17, saying he would soon decide his political course and did not participate in the JD membership renewal drive, aiming to regain ground in Uttar Pradesh.
- A founding member, K.C. Tyagi brings decades of political experience dating to the 1970s, with roots in Ghaziabad, Uttar Pradesh, and was elected to the Lok Sabha in 1989 and Rajya Sabha in 2013.
- Claiming ideological continuity, Tyagi vowed to promote Chaudhary Charan Singh's vision within the Rashtriya Lok Dal, saying there is no difference between RLD and JD, both NDA allies.
- 'There is not a single instance of me trying for a Rajya Sabha ticket. Even in 2013, Nitish Kumar called me and offered me a ticket', said K.C. Tyagi, stressing his 50-year relationship with Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and denying any personal animus.
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