PATNA: Janata Dal (U) president and Bihar CM Nitish Kumar said on Monday that a behind-the-scenes game had been on to lure JD(U) MLAs and break the party before he quit the grand alliance on July 26. "Many of our MLAs were offered enticements.The game was played for two weeks. All these MLAs came to me and disclosed who approached them with what offer," Nitish told reporters on Monday.Though Nitish didn't name any party or politician, he dropped enough hints that the RJD leadership was behind the game plan. The CM said not a single JD(U) legislator accepted the offer. "To a question, Nitish denied having been in talks with BJP for long.

Source: Times of India August 21, 2017 21:02 UTC