Ritu Jaiswal, ex-RJD Bihar women's wing chief, joins BJP: All about the leader
Ritu Jaiswal, the former chief of the RJD women's wing in Bihar, has joined the BJP. She made this announcement on social media, emphasizing her view of politics as a means of service rather than display. Jaiswal's shift to the BJP follows her dissatisfaction with the RJD after being denied a ticket for the Bihar assembly elections.
- ▪Ritu Jaiswal served as the state president of the RJD women's wing and was a national spokesperson from 2021 to 2023.
- ▪She joined the BJP in Patna in the presence of BJP Bihar president Sanjay Sarawagi.
- ▪Jaiswal previously rebelled against the RJD after being denied a ticket and contested as an Independent candidate.
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Ritu Jaiswal, ex-RJD Bihar women's wing chief, joins BJP: All about the leaderRitu Jaiswal served as the state president of the RJD women's wing and also worked as the party's national spokesperson between 2021 and 2023.Updated on: May 26, 2026 3:30 PM ISTBy HT News DeskShare viaCopy link Former RJD women's wing state president Ritu Jaiswal joined the BJP at the party office in Bihar's Patna on Tuesday in the presence of BJP Bihar president Sanjay Sarawagi. The move came after she announced her decision in a social media post, in which she described politics as “a means of service, responsibility, and ideology, not display”.Bihar BJP President Sanjay Saraogi presents a party membership slip to former state Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) Women's Wing President Ritu Jaiswal after she joins BJP,…
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