"There is no threat. Yes, efforts have been made, which expose the unprincipled politics of BJP and CM Nitish Kumar. They have failed and Congress will continue to resist any attempts to weaken its state party or the legislature party," party spokesman Anand Sharma told reporters.However, the confident posture appeared to be at odds with things on the ground. The threat of a split has looked real since August 11 when party leader Jyotiraditya Scindia reached Patna to douse simmering discontent.Scindia also went to Sadanand Singh's residence to gauge his mood and the next move of the dissident MLAs. Many believe that the visit of senior leaders could have, contrary to its objective, given a fillip to the move to engineer a break by angering local leaders.Over a dozen Congress MLAs have met either Nitish or other senior JD(U) leaders to discuss their future plan..

Source: Times of India September 01, 2017 19:07 UTC