​The appointment coincided with visible signs of internal disquiet within the party. Hours ahead of the RJD’s national executive meeting in Patna on Sunday, Lalu Prasad’s daughter Rohini Acharya alleged that the party’s control had slipped into the “hands of infiltrators and conspirators” whose sole aim, she claimed, was to destroy “Laluvad”.

Justice Bhuyan said that transfers are made solely for the better administration of justice and fall within the exclusive domain of the judiciary.

Namgyal’s vigilance marked the opening chapter of Operation Vijay, turning the tide in one of India’s fiercest battles