RJD leader Manoj Kumar Jha on Wednesday hailed yesterday's press conference by RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav as a "game-changer" ahead of the Bihar Assembly elections, asserting that the public will reaffirm its 2020 mandate through a renewed mass uprising.
Bihar BJP president Dilip Jaiswal took a sharp dig at the Mahagathbandhan, highlighting internal rifts and questioning its ability to govern effectively.
The declaration of Tejashwi as Mahagathbandhan's CM face is expected to be made during a joint press conference by alliance parties. Tejashwi, the Bihar Leader of Opposition (LoP), has previously served as Deputy Chief Minister.
The Mahagathbandhan (Grand alliance) in Bihar is fully "united" and "contesting the elections with strength" after the negotiations over the allocation of seat-sharing went down the line with a few days left for the polling for 243 constituencies on November 6 and November 11.
Senior Congress leader Ashok Gehlot on Wednesday assured that the INDIA Bloc is "fully united" after he and AICC Bihar in-charge Krishna Allavaru met with Rashtriya Janata Dal's top leadership, Lalu Prasad Yadav and Tejashwi Yadav.
BJP leader Sudhanshu Trivedi on Tuesday slammed RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav's remarks on job creation and women's welfare in Bihar, asserting that the youth leader should stop "joking with the people of Bihar."
"All the promises and announcements that Tejashwi Yadav is making, the Bihar government has already fulfilled all those promises. Whether it's about women's reservation, women's empowerment, livelihoods, or education," Tyagi told ANI.
BJP-JDU led NDA allies have lashed out at the promises made to Jeevika Didis and contractual workers in Bihar by RJD Leader Tejashwi Yadav in a news conference on Wednesday