Influential leaders including Mahantha Thakur, Bijay Kumar Gachhadar and Sarad Singh Bhandari had also left the party with similar concerns.
Due to a difference in political vision, the party was divided and hence Gupta joined Madheshi Janadhikar Forum (Republican).
[3][4] Gupta had won the 1994 and 1999 elections from Saptari-1 on a Nepali Congress ticket and was once an influential leader of the party in the region.
Following this, he became Minister for Agriculture and Cooperatives in the first Dahal Cabinet as a part of the agreement between the forum and the CPN(Maoist).
At various point in time, he claimed it was part of a conspiracy by individuals unhappy with his actions and jealous of his achievements to destroy his political career.