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Summary:

The text is a news article from the e-paper version of The Hindu, dated December 6, 2025. It reports on Bihar Chief Minister and Janata Dal (United) national president Nitish Kumar launching the party’s membership drive for the period of 2025-2028. He renewed his own membership and issued receipts to other senior party leaders at the party office in Patna. The party aims to recruit over 1 crore primary members through a booth-level campaign.

News Article:

Nitish Kumar Launches JDU Membership Drive, Sets Ambitious Target

Patna, Bihar – December 6, 2025 – Bihar Chief Minister and Janata Dal (United) (JDU) national president Nitish Kumar today formally initiated the party’s membership drive for the 2025-2028 term. The launch took place at the party office in Patna, where Kumar renewed his own membership and distributed membership receipts to key JDU figures, including national working president Sanjay Jha, State unit president Umesh Singh Kushwaha, and national vice-president Bashishtha Narayan Singh.

The JDU has set an ambitious goal of recruiting over one crore primary members across the state. An intensive, booth-level campaign is planned to achieve this target.

Numerous other prominent party members, including Union Minister of State Ramnath Thakur, Deputy Speaker of the Legislative Assembly Narendra Narayan Yadav, Ministers Vijay Kumar Choudhary and Shravan Kumar, Chief Whip of the ruling party in the Legislative Council Sanjay Kumar Singh, and former MP Chandeshwar Prasad Chandravanshi, also renewed their memberships at the event. The JDU hopes this drive will bolster the party’s base in the coming years.

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