Sushil Modi indicated that Paswan Junior could not have taken such a step if his father was there.
Bihar’s longest-serving BJP leader Sushil Modi today condemned Chirag Paswan’s decision to dismiss the leadership of Nitish Kumar for the upcoming assembly elections. Only Nitish Kumar, he said, will be the chief minister, “whatever the result in terms of numbers”, indicating that the party was not pushing Mr. Paswan’s hopes for the top post in the State in case of victory of the NDA. part of the NDA must accept the leadership of Nitish Kumar, ”he added.
After months of targeting the chief minister, Chirag Paswan’s Lok Janshakti party decided to run solo in Sunday’s election, citing ideological reasons. Bypassing the technicality of Mr. Kumar’s Janata Dal United being part of the alliance, the LJP had said it would continue the alliance with the BJP and form the government together after the elections.
Sushil Modi, who is also Mr Kumar’s deputy in the state government, said Paswan Junior could not have taken such a step if his father was there.
“If Ram Vilas had been in good health this would not have happened. No ifs and buts,” Modi said speaking to the media tonight about the distribution of seats in the upcoming elections.
Ram Vilas Paswan, 74, recently had heart surgery and is recovering in hospital.
The BJP has so far remained silent on the LJP’s decision, giving rise to suspicions in Nitish Kumar’s camp that they had given their tacit approval. Party sources had also questioned the BJP’s silence in recent months when Chirag Paswan attacked the chief minister on multiple issues.
Sushil Modi said today that the NDA in this election will only mean four parties – BJP, JD (U), Jitan Ram Manjhi’s HAM and Vikassheel Insaan party.
“Only four parties in the NDA can use the photo of the Prime Minister during the campaign. If necessary, we will write to the Election Commission that the photo of Prime Minister Narendra Modi must not be misused,” he said. added.
Nitish Kumar posted a reminder of the contribution of BJP and his Janata Dal United to Ram Vilas Paswan reaching Rajya Sabha. Without naming Chirag Paswan, Nitish Kumar said, “No matter how hard you try, there will be a few who will say negative things. I don’t care what people say. Did Ram Vilas Paswan reach Rajya Sabha without the help of the Janata? Dal United and the BJP? ”
The NDA, he said, will work together to develop Bihar. “There are no misunderstandings … We are working together now and will continue in the future. We will fight together against the polls,” he added.
