Explorer

Bihar Elections 2020: LJP Not To Fight Assembly Polls Under Nitish Kumar's Leadership; Cites "Ideological Differences" But Backs BJP

Bihar Assembly Elections 2020: Soon after a meeting held in Delhi on Sunday, the party announced that its collaboration with Nerandra Modi led BJP will continue, while it will field candidates against Nitish Kumar's JDU in the upcoming polls.

Days before the first phase of the Bihar Assembly Elections 2020, the Chirag Paswan-headed Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) on Sunday parted ways from the National Democratic Alliance in the state, saying that it will not fight the elections under the leadership of JD(U) president and Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. ALSO READ | Nitish Kumar Ally Chirag Paswan Asks EC To Defer Bihar Polls; 'Conducting Elections Will Endanger Lives' Soon after a meeting held in Delhi on Sunday, the party announced to go alone in the upcoming elections but still “support the Bharatiya Janata Party."  According to the sources, the LJP in its party meeting decided to continue its collaboration with Nerandra Modi led BJP but field candidates against Nitish Kumar's JDU in the upcoming polls. News agency ANI quoted LJP national general secretary Abdul Khaliq saying as, "Lok Janshakti Party will not contest the upcoming Bihar elections in alliance with Janata Dal (United) due to ideological differences." While BJP leaders, including its national president J P Nadda, have been insisting that all three NDA parties will fight the upcoming polls together, the LJP members in September said that the coronavirus situation in Bihar and havoc caused by floods have built a negative image of Nitish Kumar and they don't want to be a part of it. ALSO READ | Rift Between Nitish's JD(U) & Paswans's LJP Widens; Will This Pose A Threat To The NDA In Bihar Elections? The JD(U) has also made it clear that it will not hold any seat-sharing talks with the LJP, as its ties have been traditionally with the BJP. It is pertinent to note that there is already a rift between Chirag Paswan and Nitish Kumar and both the leaders have been attacking each other in various instances.
View More
Advertisement
Advertisement
25°C
New Delhi
Rain: 100mm
Humidity: 97%
Wind: WNW 47km/h
See Today's Weather
powered by
Accu Weather
Advertisement

Top Headlines

Bihar MLA Ritlal's Brother Accused Of Shooting At AIIMS Security Officer Surrenders To Police
Bihar MLA Ritlal's Brother Accused Of Shooting At AIIMS Security Officer Surrenders To Police
After 'Zero' Electricity Bill For 6 Months, Sambhal MP Zia ur Rahman Booked For Power Theft
After 'Zero' Electricity Bill For 6 Months, Sambhal MP Zia ur Rahman Booked For Power Theft
5 Terrorists Killed In Jammu And Kashmir's Kulgam, Search Operation On
5 Terrorists Killed In Jammu And Kashmir's Kulgam, Search Operation On
Christopher Nolan Knighted By King Charles, Emma Thompson Receives Damehood
Christopher Nolan Knighted By King Charles, Emma Thompson Receives Damehood
Advertisement
ABP Premium

Videos

Rahul Gandhi Linked to Incident That Led to BJP MP Mukesh Rajput’s HospitalizationBJP MP Mukesh Rajput Hospitalized in ICU After Alleged Push by Rahul GandhiHeated Exchange in Parliament as Opposition Targets Amit Shah Over Ambedkar RemarksLucknow Protest Turns Tragic: Congress Worker Dies, Police Investigation Underway

Photo Gallery

Embed widget