More rebel MPs shown the door

Prasad, who was elected to the Lok Sabha in November 2006, had fallen out with the CM after the JD-U denied a ticket to the MP’s son from Islampur (Nalanda) last year.

In addition, Prasad has a history of switching loyalties and JD-U national spokesperson Shivanand Tiwari said his expulsion was a “formality”, adding the party had “lost confidence” in him years ago.

• Sukhdev Singh Libra, SAD: “There is no place for Libra in the party,” said President of SAD Sukhbir Singh Badal after the Ropar MP defied the party whip. “Libra has been expelled from the party for his anti-party activities and for abstaining from the trust vote,” he said. On the other hand, Libra said: “The nuclear deal is in favour of the country and for me, the country’s interests comes before the party.”

• L Ganesan and Gingee N Ramachandran, MDMK: The two dissident MPs from the MDMK, who defied party whip and voted for the UPA in the trust vote on Tuesday, were expelled from the primary membership of the party. It was announced by party general secretary Vaiko in Chennai on Thursday. However, the rebel members — L Ganesan and Gingee N Ramachandran — told the media that Vaiko had no locus standi to oust them.

• Wangyuh Konyak, NPF: The Nagaland People’s Forum (NPF), the leading partner of the Democratic Alliance of Nagaland (DAN) that also includes the BJP announced it would initiate disciplinary action against Wangyuh Konyak, its Lok Sabha member, for cross-voting. “Konyak betrayed the party and the people of the state. The NPF had given him clear directive on July 9 to cast his vote against the UPA,” Nagaland Chief Minister Neiphiu Rio said in Kohima on Thursday.

• Chandrabhan Singh, BJP: The expelled Madhya Pradesh MP on Thursday already announced that he would join Uma Bharti’s Bhartiya Janshakti Party. Nonetheless, he termed his expulsion as against the party’s rules and regulations, as he was not served any showcause notice.