The LJP is not part of the Bihar NDA, Sushil Modi said.
Patna:
Nitish Kumar will be the chief minister of Bihar, regardless of which coalition party wins the most seats in the elections which begin later this month, his deputy Sushil Modi of the BJP said on Thursday, unequivocally rejecting any suggestions. of a backdoor deal with Chirag Paswan’s Lok. Janshakti Party or LJP.
“It is a media creation of certain invested media houses. What is the interest of the BJP if the LJP fights against the JDU (Janata Dal United) and if because of this the JDU loses seats, the LJP has the power to win more than 2-3 seats in Bihar? ”he told GalacticGaming.
“Every leader made it clear that the LJP was not part of the NDA in Bihar. In every public meeting, I tell people, don’t waste your votes voting for the LJP candidates. They vote. It’s a conception of a strategist, of a brain, ”Modi said.
Refusing to confirm whether this “strategist” was Prashant Kishor, a former member of Nitish Kumar’s party, Mr Modi said: “I will not name anyone. But I just want to say that if the JDU gets fewer seats, how will there be? government stable in Bihar? “
The deputy chief minister also confirmed that Nitish Kumar will lead the state even if the BJP wins more seats. “We say this because the number of seats is not important. How many seats the BJP or the JDU wins, Nitish Kumar will be the chief minister,” he said.
“Let me remind you that in 2000 we had 64 MPs and Nitish Kumar’s party only had 36 or 37 MPs. Yet Nitish Kumar was the chief minister,” Modi added.
Asked about his party’s position to contest roughly the same number of seats as Nitish Kumar’s party, he said: “It is very difficult to explain reason in public. We are fighting for an equal number of seats. But it was decided that [ally Jitan Ram] Manjhi’s seats will be adjusted within their quota. And [another ally] VIP seats will be adjusted within the BJP quota. “
“So now the VIP is fighting 11 seats. That way the number of seats fought by the JDU is four or five more than the BJP. Because 121 BJP had [but] we are fighting only 110 seats on our symbol, ”he added.
Bihar will vote on October 28, November 3 and 7 for a new government and the results will be announced on November 10.
