BJP chief Amit Shah with former Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi (L) and union minister and LJP chief Ram Vilas Paswan at a press conference in New Delhi
BJP chief Amit Shah today announced the seat-sharing arrangement with its three allies for next month's Bihar assembly elections.
Here are the highlights:- BJP and our 3 alliance partners have finalised seat sharing. We are happy.
- The grand alliance has broken. The head of the grand alliance is not with the alliance today.
- There can't be development where there is corruption and 'jungle raaj.'
- Nitish Kumar is giving a few figures on development but I would like to tell people that the figures he is giving are till the time BJP was in government in Bihar with Mr Kumar.
- The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) will win the elections and take Bihar on the path of development.
- The Prime Minister gave Bihar a special package but the Chief Minister did not have the courtesy to even thank him.
- Bihar has given a chance to JDU and RJD, we now ask the people to give NDA a chance.
- We will come out with our manifesto soon.
- The four parties have decided to fight the elections in a united way. We will work together.
- Seat-sharing plan: BJP: 160; Lok Janshakti Party: 40; Rashtriya Lok Samata Party: 23; Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular): 20
- Jitan Ram Manjhi will decide if he wants to contest.
- PM Modi will campaign for all four parties for Bihar polls.