"Congress and RJD or the INDIA alliance are all there for their personal interests": Jitan Ram Manjhi questions Mahagathbandhan unity

Gaya (Bihar) [India], October 21 (ANI): As Mahagathbandhan is set to witness a 'friendly fight' on some seats in poll-bound Bihar, Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM) chief Jitan Ram Manjhi on Tuesday suggested that the differences in the Opposition's alliance are a result of their "personal interests."
Speaking with ANI, Union Minister Manjhi questioned the alliance's competence to run a government even if they win the election.
"Those in the Congress and RJD or the INDIA alliance are all there for their personal interests... Where personal interests are concerned, there will inevitably be differences... Now they (Mahagathbandhan) are saying that they are having friendly contests on several seats. Can that even happen? The public will give the answer to this in the elections," Manjhi said.
"If you can't stay united in an alliance, then even if you get the opportunity, you will interfere in forming the government... You will form a government today that will break tomorrow," he added.
The former Chief Minister of Bihar emphasised the necessity of a stable government for development, asserting that this is possible with the NDA.
"Until there is a stable government, there will be no development in any state or country. This is only possible with the NDA... The NDA government will be formed, the state will be served, and the double-engine government will gain momentum," he said.
The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) on Monday released its list of candidates for the upcoming Bihar Assembly Elections, fielding 143 contenders across the state. The official list was released on the last day of nominations for the second phase. 24 Women candidates are among the 143 named as contestants.
After comparing the candidate lists from the RJD and the Indian National Congress (Congress) for the Bihar assembly elections, there are some common seats where both parties have fielded a candidate despite being in the Mahagathbandhan.
In Narkatiaganj, Deepak Yadav (RJD) will face Shaswat Kedar Pandey (Congress); in Kahalgaon, Rajnish Bharti (RJD) will compete against Praveen Singh Kushwaha (Congress); and in Sikandra (SC), Uday Narayan Chaudhary (RJD) will go up against Vinod Chaudhary (Congress) while in Lalganj (Vaishali) Shivani Shukla is likely to go up against Aditya Raja of Congress. However, there is likely to be a compromise between the allies, with one of the parties withdrawing in favour of the other.
Polling in the Bihar 2025 elections is scheduled to take place on November 6 and 11, respectively, while the results will be declared on November 14. (ANI)