Former Bihar Congress President Ramjatan Sinha joined JD(U) on Tuesday, in the presence of party leaders Bashistha Narain Singh and Prashant Kishor. Sinha, who fought the 2015 Assembly elections as an Independent candidate, is expected to be fielded against RLSP MP Arun Kumar in the Lok Sabha elections. Bihar CM Nitish Kumar said, "JD(U) will benefit from his work style."