Bihar Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) chief Dilip Jaiswal hit out at the Congress-Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD)-led Mahagathbandhan on Thursday, hinting at a rift within the alliance as the Opposition is yet to announce its seat-sharing arrangement.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi said on Wednesday that 'Mera Booth, Sabse Mazboot' is not just a programme but the strongest link in the BJP's success at the grassroots level.
With just two days left for the filing of nominations for the first phase ofthe Bihar Assembly polls, political activity is gearing up across the state, with NDA parties, including the BJP, Janata Dal (United), and Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas), announcing their candidates.
Speaking to ANI, Tagore said, "BJP is eating away the alliance partners. They are finishing Nitish Kumar and Upendra Singh Kushwaha. They are also finishing other parties in the alliance. It is in the DNA of the BJP to finish the friends who have been with them."
"I express my heartfelt gratitude to the entire central and state leadership of the BJP and NDA for expressing their trust in me. I will continue to work with complete dedication and commitment to serve the people of Ali Nagar and to take the BJP-NDA's public welfare policies to every vil
He said, "For me, this is a moment of humility that the party placed its trust in me. and gave me a responsibility. Together with the help of all workers, local leaders and NDA leaders, I will start making an effort to build a new Buxar. I am sure that this is going to be a ground moment.
Chirag Paswan-led Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas), on Wednesday, announced the first list of 14 candidates out of the 29 seats allotted to the party in the final seat-sharing distribution within the NDA for the Bihar Assembly elections.
Justice Neena Bansal Krishna, while quashing a 22-year-old criminal complaint against advocate, observed that running a lawyer's office from a residential basement does not amount to misuse of premises or change of land use.
"There is no problem anywhere. As of now, Mahagathbandhan has neither provided the correct figures about their seat sharing nor announced their candidates. NDA will win by a two-thirds majority," Jaiswal told reporters.
Sri Lankan Prime Minister Harini Amarasuriya to visit India from October 16 to 18, marking her first official visit to the country since assuming office, the Ministry of External Affairs said on Wednesday.