PATNA: Chief Minister of Bihar Nitish Kumar On Friday he sought to downplay the split suffered by Janata Dal (United) in Arunachal Pradesh where all but one MLA of the party have joined the BJP.
Kumar, who is the national president of the JD (U) s, sought to dismiss with a bitter laugh the development in the northeastern state, where his party had won seven seats in the assembly polls it was held last year and became the main opposition group while the BJP, its coalition partner in Bihar, had come to power.
“We are concentrating on our proposed meeting. They have gone their own way,” Kumar said in response to questions from journalists about the split that occurred ahead of the JD (U) national council and national executive meetings scheduled here. this weekend.
The JD (U) has been contesting assembly polls in various states without having a truck with the BJP, insisting that its link to the saffron party was “confined to Bihar.”
The party made an exception only in the Delhi assembly elections earlier this year, which it fought in alliance with the BJP, although the coalition suffered a humiliating defeat at the hands of the Aam Aadmi Party.
Success in Arunachal Pradesh had helped JD (U) gain recognition as a state party there, a development that was hailed by its rank and file as evidence of its growing presence under the leadership of the Chief Minister of Bihar.
Meanwhile, the opposition RJD-Congress combined came out with statements claiming that the development in Arunachal Pradesh hinted at the shape of things to come in Bihar, where the JD (U) is no longer the main partner of the coalition. .
“The BJP, by violating coalition dharma, has tried to send a clear message that it doesn’t give a damn Nitish Kumar who, on the other hand, is wary of even reacting, “RJD National Vice President Shivanand Tiwary said in his statement.
He also claimed that in a meeting with the prime minister Narendra modi in the national capital recently, the two deputy states CMs- Tar Kishor Prasad and the former told Renu Devi- that the people of Bihar had placed their trust in BJP, resulting in a majority for the NDA.
The BJP won 74 seats in the Bihar polls from October-November, catapulting the NDA to power despite the poor performance of the JD (U) whose tally slid to 43 from 69 earlier.
“This can be interpreted as an assertion that the BJP, and not Nitish Kumar, he enjoyed the trust of the people … the game that the BJP had tried to play propping up Chirag Paswan against the Chief Minister is falling apart, “said Tiwary, who was previously with JD (U).
He also said Kumar will be “welcome” if he decides to make “a courageous decision rather than endure slights.
BPCC Spokesperson Rajesh Rathor said in its statement that the development in Arunachal Pradesh was a warning sign for Nitish Kumar that he needed to act “before it’s too late”.
“It has been the BJP used to swallowing, like a python, its alliance partners. It tried unsuccessfully to do so with the Shiv Sena in Maharashtra. In Arunachal Pradesh, it has poached JD (U) MLA despite having a majority.” , Rathor alleged.
Claiming that the Chief Minister of Bihar was “no longer in a position to breathe a sigh of regret,” the congressional spokesperson asked Kumar to hurry “so that he does not end up losing a large part of his MLA to the ambitious BJP in Bihar as well ”
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