ADVERTISEMENT“The top leadership went in for a realignment with Nitish despite strong objections from the Bihar party. “This time we want to contest around 20 and leave only 14-15 seats for the JDU,” a BJP leader said. “Nitish can be given an honourable exit with a post-retirement job at the Centre after 2025,” a BJP leader said. Most Bihar BJP leaders allege that his proximity to Nitish led him to compromise the party’s interests. We want the state to become bipolar: BJP vs RJD,” a BJP parliamentarian from Bihar said, indicating a BJP ambition to gobble up the JDU’s leaders and voters.

Source: The Telegraph January 29, 2024 00:57 UTC