Finally putting all the speculation to rest, BJP President J.P. Nadda on Sunday made the big announcement at the virtual meet of the Bihar BJP. Nadda reiterated that the Bharatiya Janata Party will contest the Bihar Assembly elections 2020 with the JD-U and LJP, under the leadership of Nitsh Kumar.
The announcement by Nadda comes at a time when two of BJP's allies - JD-U and LJP have been publicly making political attacks on each other ahead of the elections to the legislative assembly of the state, scheduled to take place in October-November.
"Whenever BJP, JD-U and Lok Janshakti Party have come together, the NDA has won in Bihar. This time too, BJP, JD-U and Lok Janshakti Party will jointly contest elections and emerge victorious," said Nadda. He was addressing the Bihar BJP state 'Karyasamiti' via video conferencing.
Nadda added, "The opposition in Bihar and other places is a dying force. They have no idea, no vision, nor any resolve to serve the people. They cannot rise above politics. People of Bihar have faith in BJP and NDA." He told the state leadership that the BJP has to focus on each booth and make necessary strategies while working on it.
Nadda linked PM Modi's ‘Vocal for Local' with Bihar's Makhana or Madhubani paintings to drive home a point. "The Prime Minister has spoken about ‘Vocal for Local'. In Bihar, we have to take forward the Makhana industry, Madhubani paintings, Bhagalpur's silk industry. Be it lychee of Muzaffarpur or honey of Madhubani - we all have to pursue it under Self-reliant India," Nadda said.
Citing that fighting elections amid Coronavirus pandemic will be a challenge, Nadda also credited the state government for taking appropriate measures to curb the spread of the deadly disease.
"Bihar's recovery rate today is 73.48 per cent. 10 crore door-to-door screenings have been done in Bihar. Today, 1 lakh tests are being done in the state up from 35,000. I congratulate the government of Bihar for this," he said.
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