<p>RJD, the principal opposition party in Bihar Sunday expelled three of its legislators from the party for six years for their anti-party activities.</p>.<p>RJD state secretary general Alok Mehta announced the expulsion of Prema Choudhary, Maheshwar Yadav and Faraz Fatmi.</p>.<p>All the three MLAs have at various times come out in support of JD(U) and had praised Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.</p>.<p>RJD has 80 MLAs in the 243 member assembly and the expulsions come months before the October-November assembly polls.</p>.<p>"All the three legislators had indulged in anti-party activities and that is why they have been expelled from RJD for six years," Mehta told newsmen.</p>.<p>"They have been working against RJD's principles and programmes ... The decision has been taken on the directive of party supremo Lalu Prasad, he said.</p>.<p>Speculation is rife that the three legislators may join JD(U).</p>.<p>Meanwhile a section of the local media has reported that Bihar Industries Minister and JD(U) national general secretary Shyam Rajak is likely to quit the party and return to RJD tomorrow.</p>.<p>Repeated calls to contact Rajak to confirm the report went unanswered.</p>.<p>Rajak, had served as minister during the RJD rule in the state and had quit it in 2009 to join JD(U). </p>
<p>RJD, the principal opposition party in Bihar Sunday expelled three of its legislators from the party for six years for their anti-party activities.</p>.<p>RJD state secretary general Alok Mehta announced the expulsion of Prema Choudhary, Maheshwar Yadav and Faraz Fatmi.</p>.<p>All the three MLAs have at various times come out in support of JD(U) and had praised Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.</p>.<p>RJD has 80 MLAs in the 243 member assembly and the expulsions come months before the October-November assembly polls.</p>.<p>"All the three legislators had indulged in anti-party activities and that is why they have been expelled from RJD for six years," Mehta told newsmen.</p>.<p>"They have been working against RJD's principles and programmes ... The decision has been taken on the directive of party supremo Lalu Prasad, he said.</p>.<p>Speculation is rife that the three legislators may join JD(U).</p>.<p>Meanwhile a section of the local media has reported that Bihar Industries Minister and JD(U) national general secretary Shyam Rajak is likely to quit the party and return to RJD tomorrow.</p>.<p>Repeated calls to contact Rajak to confirm the report went unanswered.</p>.<p>Rajak, had served as minister during the RJD rule in the state and had quit it in 2009 to join JD(U). </p>