Bihar Assembly election | ‘We are happy with LJP’s poll impression,’ says Chirag Paswan
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The Lok Janshakti Party gained only one seat of Matihani in Begusarai district, nevertheless it affected the prospects of the NDA alliance companion JD(U) in practically 20 seats.
A day after Bihar election outcomes got here with a majority to the JD(U)-led NDA to kind the federal government within the State, Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) chief Chirag Paswan on Wednesday stated the occasion was happy with its poll impression.
The LJP, which had put up candidates to defeat the Nitish Kumar-led JD(U), gained only one seat of Matihani in Begusarai district within the election, nevertheless it affected the prospects of the NDA alliance companion JD(U) in practically 20 seats.
“We wanted the BJP to emerge stronger from the election and we’re happy with the impact our party made in the poll…but, yes like other parties, we too wanted to win as many seats as we could, but our prime focus was to make the BJP emerge stronger,” Mr. Paswan instructed media individuals in Patna, including that the vote share of his occasion had seen a rise within the poll.
‘Nothing personal against Nitish’
He had “nothing personal” in opposition to Chief Minister Nitish Kumar however “yes, there have been ideological differences between us”.
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While campaigning, Mr. Paswan had repeatedly been saying that “after poll, there will be BJP and LJP government in the State” and “Nitish Kumar will not be the Chief Minister of the State again”.
In this election, the JD(U) bought solely 43 seats in opposition to the 71 it gained within the 2015 Assembly election. However, the alliance companion BJP upped its tally from 53 to 74 to emerge as a senior companion of the NDA in Bihar.
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Earlier, senior BJP leaders, together with Prime Minister Narendra Modi, of their public conferences had repeatedly clarified that the “NDA in Bihar means only the BJP, the JD(U), the Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular) and the Vikasheel Insaan Party”.
“The LJP is no longer part of the NDA in Bihar,” stated State BJP chief Sanjay Jaiswal.
Meanwhile, senior State BJP chief and Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi on Wednesday asserted that “Nitish Kumar will remain the Chief Minister of the State…that was our commitment”.
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