National Council Meeting of Janata Dal (United) is underway in Parliament House. The Council is to elect new President of the party to replace incumbent Sharad Yadav. Mr Yadav has declined to contest for the fourth consecutive term. Party General Secretary KC Tyagi said in Patna that Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is the natural choice of all party workers.<br/><br/>Mr Yadav, who is one of the founder leaders of the party along with Mr Kumar, has been at the helm since 2006. He was re-elected for a third term in 2013 by amending the party's constitution which then allowed a maximum of two tenures.<br/><br/>AIR correspondent reports that elections in several states had delayed the organisational polls of the party and it recently conveyed to the Election Commission that it will complete the process by June 30.<br/>