“I don’t want to continue as the CM. The NDA is free to choose anyone as my replacement. Won’t mind even if the man is from the BJP,” the chief minister was learnt to have told the party leaders during the party’s executive meet on Sunday. The remark has triggered a storm in the state politics.
Former Janata Dal (United) minister Pavan K Varma, in a public letter to Kumar, had on Tuesday confessed that he is 'perplexed' with the decision of JD(U) to fight the Delhi election in alliance with the BJP.
While Bihar BJP bent over backwards to please its two allies JD-U and LJP, opposition Grand Alliance partners are struggling to reach a seat-sharing deal
Four ministers who may lose their seats to allies include Giriraj Singh, RK Singh, Ashwini Kumar Choubey, and Ram Kripal Yadav
Bihar has a total of 40 LS seats of which the BJP is contesting on only 17 seats, which means 13 candidates who fought elections on BJP tickets last time will have to go ticketless; party has parted with 17 seats for its new ally, the JDU, and the remaining six were left for LJP
