NEW DELHI: In a major turn of events, senior leader of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), Usha Vidyarthi, joined the Lok Janashakti Party (LJP) in New Delhi on Wednesday.
Vidyarthi joined the LJP in the presence of the party chief, Chirag Paswan.
Prior to this, another BJP stalwart, Rajendra Singh, had joined LJP on Tuesday. Singh, in the 2015 general elections, was one of the likely strongest candidates for the chief ministerial post in Bihar.
Meanwhile, Vidyarthi, after joining LJP, said: “For Bihar to move forward, some big decisions need to be made. Bihar first, Bihari first is a thought.”
It is important to note that Paswan himself had supported Vidyarthi in the party fold. This move has created a stir in the ranks of Janata Dal United (JDU).
The LJP has decided to fight in the Bihar Assembly elections outside of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) this time. However, the party has said it will not run candidates from the seats the BJP is fighting for.
But it will deliver tickets to party candidates in 122 seats from which Prime Minister Nitish Kumar’s JDU is running candidates. This is why candidates who are not allowed NDA entries could seek to switch sides to the LJP in order to contest the election.
Elections for the 243-seat Bihar assembly will take place in three phases: on October 28, November 3 and 7, and vote counting will take place on November 10.
Vidyarthi joined the LJP in the presence of the party chief, Chirag Paswan.
Prior to this, another BJP stalwart, Rajendra Singh, had joined LJP on Tuesday. Singh, in the 2015 general elections, was one of the likely strongest candidates for the chief ministerial post in Bihar.
Meanwhile, Vidyarthi, after joining LJP, said: “For Bihar to move forward, some big decisions need to be made. Bihar first, Bihari first is a thought.”
It is important to note that Paswan himself had supported Vidyarthi in the party fold. This move has created a stir in the ranks of Janata Dal United (JDU).
The LJP has decided to fight in the Bihar Assembly elections outside of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) this time. However, the party has said it will not run candidates from the seats the BJP is fighting for.
But it will deliver tickets to party candidates in 122 seats from which Prime Minister Nitish Kumar’s JDU is running candidates. This is why candidates who are not allowed NDA entries could seek to switch sides to the LJP in order to contest the election.
Elections for the 243-seat Bihar assembly will take place in three phases: on October 28, November 3 and 7, and vote counting will take place on November 10.
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