BJP-JDU Alliance May Break In Bihar; JDU-RJD Can Form Government: Reports

The ruling JDU-BJP alliance may break once again in Bihar.

Written by: India.com News Desk Edited by: Tahir Qureshi

Published: August 8, 2022, 10:09 PM IST

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BJP-JDU Alliance May Break In Bihar: The ruling JDU-BJP alliance may break once again in Bihar. Unconfirmed reports coming from Patna say that by August 11, both the parties will break the coalition and the JDU-RJD combine will form the government in the state. Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has asked all his MPs and MLAs to reach Patna in the next two days. On the other hand, RJD has asked all the MLAs to stay in Patna. According to sources, Nitish spoke to Congress interim President Sonia Gandhi over the telephone.

Sources are also saying that RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav will hold a meeting with all his MLAs on Tuesday itself.

JDU MP’s big statement on government crisis

Talking to reporters in Delhi, JDU MP from Jhanjharpur Rampreet Mandal said that anything is possible in Bihar politics. “This is the turning point. Anything can happen there before we even get there. Our leader is Nitish Kumar, whatever decision he takes will be valid.” Regarding this statement, it is believed that Nitish Kumar can make some decisions regarding the NDA government on Monday or latest by early Tuesday.

If Nitish initiates talks, we are ready: RJD

Here, RJD’s national spokesperson Shivanand Tiwari while talking to Bhaskar said that if Nitish Kumar initiates talks with RJD, we are ready. On the question of forming the government after getting the offer, he said that we are with the people. We are ready to take every step for the public interest and to stop the government of rioters.

BJP leaders gather at Tarakeshnar Prasad’s house

BJP State Committee meeting was held at the residence of Deputy CM Tarkishore Prasad. State President Sanjay Jaiswal, State General Secretary Sanjeev Chaurasia, and all the big leaders of the party’s state unit participated in this. However, no one is refraining from speaking anything about the meeting. This meeting is considered important in terms of the current political situation of the state.

Nitish became the Chief Minister even after getting lesser seats in 2020

In 2020, Nitish’s party JDU had got 28 seats less and it got 43, while the BJP added 21 seats to its previous tally as it was victorious on 74 seats. Despite this, the BJP had made Nitish the chief minister. NDA got 125 seats and Mahagathbandhan got 110 seats.

Why is Nitish angry with BJP?

1. According to sources, he is not getting a free hand in running the government.
2. In the last few months, Nitish has distanced himself from many important meetings. A few months ago, he stayed away from the meeting called by PM Narendra Modi on Corona.
3. Nitish Kumar did not Attend the banquet hosted in the honor of former President Ram Nath Kovind. He did not attend the swearing-in ceremony of President Draupadi Murmu.
4. Nitish is not even meeting Bihar BJP leaders in the state. The CM is attending programs at the local level, but he is neither openly talking to BJP leaders nor meeting them.