Mahagathbandhan Chief Minister nominee Tejashwi Yadav on Monday didn't express surprise over Bihar CM Nitish Kumar's absence from PM Narendra Modi's road show in Patna, stating that it is evident as the BJP has no plans of making JD(U) supremo Chief Minister again.
"All of this is a lie. He (PM Modi) has nothing else to say. I will answer this today in Bihar. What he is saying is a lie. Nobody will tell someone else to make someone the CM at gunpoint. Congress has never done this," Kharge told ANI here.
Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Mukesh Raushan stated "I am a soldier of RJD... Tejashwi Yadav says party is bigger, our mother and father and each worker of the party is our part..."
Speaking to ANI in Begusarai over the arrest of JD(U) candidate from Mokama, Anant Singh, in a murder case, the VIP chief questioned the JDU-BJP governance.
"What PM Modi said is right. All the major leaders of the Congress have been visiting Bihar. They never opened their mouth on this issue. The RJD forced them, and due to that, the Congress had to accept this," Kushwaha told ANI.
"The atmosphere is very splendid. The NDA alliance is going out, and the INDIA alliance is going to form the government in Bihar. Tejashwi Yadav's government is going to be formed," Pratapgarhi told ANI.
Amid the Chief Minister's absence, PM Modi was accompanied by BJP State President Dilip Jaiswal, and Union Minister and JD(U) leader Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan.
Speaking to ANI after the roadshow, Yadav said, "Great enthusiasm, excitement and a lot of attraction. I saw an amazing sight. PM Modi's arrival has filled people with a lot of enthusiasm."
All India Majlis-e-Ittehadul Muslimeen (AIMIM) chief Asaduddin Owaisi on Sunday slammed Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav for fielding former MLA Mujahid Alam on the Kochadhaman seat in the Kishanganj district of Bihar.