Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Tejashwi Yadav on Monday attacked Bharatiya Janata Party and Janata Dal (United) and said that both the parties have nothing to do with Bihar and Biharis.
In a significant political development in Bihar ahead of the Assembly polls scheduled to be held later this year, former Union Minister Ram Chandra Prasad Singh has merged his political outfit, Aap Sabki Awaz (ASA), with the Jan Suraaj Party, led by Prashant Kishor.
Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Syed Shahnawaz Hussain on Sunday said that the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) remains strong in Bihar under the leadership of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar and is poised to win over 200 seats in the upcoming elections.
Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) MP Sudhakar Singh said that the meeting of the INDIA bloc focused on fostering communication and cooperation among the Mahagathbandhan workers.
Congress MLA Madan Mohan Jha told ANI that the alliance has had two meetings before but there is "no coordination" among the parties at the district or block level, and a detailed discussion is needed to fix the problem.
Azad Samaj Party-Kanshi Ram (ASP) president Chandrashekhar Azad claimed that the central government has decided to include a caste count in the upcoming census due to the Bihar elections, and it may change its stance after the elections.
On Wednesday, the Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs, chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, decided to include caste enumeration in the upcoming census.
AIMIM Chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Thursday announced that his party will contest the upcoming Bihar elections, with a strong focus on the Seemanchal region. Owaisi revealed that the party has already announced its candidate from the Bahadurganj constituency.
"We are welcoming the caste census but the Union cabinet didn't fix the date of taking the census. Usually every 10 years the Union government has to do this census. 2021 because of Corona it was postponed. Maybe forthcoming 2031 they will do it. At the time of 2031 BJP is holding the office
Shiv Sena-UBT leader Anand Dubey welcomed the Union Cabinet's approval to include caste enumeration in the upcoming census but questioned the timing of the decision, suggesting it may be linked to the upcoming Bihar elections.
Briefing the media about the decisions taken by the Union Cabinet, Information and Broadcasting Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said the step will strengthen the social and economic structure of the society while the nation continues to progress.