Speaking to reporters, Maurya said, "I have seen that he (RJD candidate Satendra Sah) has been arrested by the Jharkhand Police on charges of dacoity. JMM was going to fight in the elections but they have separated from the alliance. The Mahagathbandhan has been destroyed..."
Jharkhand Mukti Morcha, which earlier announced to contest alone on six seats in the Bihar assembly elections, on Monday withdrew from the polls. The announcement was formally made by senior JMM leader and minister Sudivya Kumar.
BJP national spokesperson Syed Shahnawaz Hussain on Tuesday took a swipe at the opposition alliance, saying, "Mahagathbandhan puri tarah mahaphoot ka shikar hua hai." He criticised the RJD for ignoring its workers and giving tickets without any clear criteria, adding that none of the cand
RLM national president accused Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Yadav of having neglected Dalits and backward communities during his fifteen-year rule in Bihar.
The announcement was made Jharkhand Minister and party leader Sudivya Kumar in Giridih where he stated that the "political cunning" of the leading party in the Bihar alliance has harmed the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha. He stated that it shattered the aspiration of the party to contest the Biha
The Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) released its list of 143 candidates, effectively concluding prolonged seat-sharing talks within the Mahagathbandhan alliance. However, the alliance suffered a blow as the Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) formally withdrew from the elections.
In an interview with ANI, Kushwaha criticised the Mahagathbandhan, saying its constituents have fielded candidates against each other, while the NDA finalised seat-sharing earlier and is now running an organised campaign.
In another event, Jan Suraaj's state spokesperson Amit Kumar Paswan, along with former district councillor Anita Kumari and Jan Suraaj's founding member Karmveer Paswan, also joined the BJP on Sunday with hundreds of supporters.
Bihar Bharatiya Janata Party President Dilip Jaiswal on Monday accused Mahagathbandhan of "selling tickets to candidates for money" in the assembly election. He also suggested that there's "infighting" within the alliance.
Bhojpuri singer Khesari Lal Yadav, who recently joined the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and is going to contest from the Chapra assembly constituency, on Sunday vowed to work for development and improve the drainage system of the area.
The last date to file nominations for the second phase of the Bihar Assembly Election is Monday (October 20). It also marks the last date for withdrawal of nominations for the first phase of the Bihar Assembly elections, covering 121 constituencies.