Nitish-lalu Alliance

Amid reports that the BJP's alliance is struggling after two phases of polling in the crucial Bihar assembly election, BJP chief Amit Shah today asserted that his party was in pole position, but saw the need to emphasise that his party is "committed" to reservation.

Ahead of the much hyped rally being organised by Bihar Chief Minister, Nitish Kumar's Janata Dal United (JDU), Lalu Prasad's Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), and the Congress in Patna tomorrow, the BJP has put up their hoardings right next to those put up JDU, to counter claims being made by the state government on various issues.

Lalu Yadav and Nitish Kumar's mega gamble seems to have paid off; along with the Congress they have won six of the 10 seats where by-elections were held in Bihar. The BJP has won four, a deficit of two seats from 2010 and a big slide when compared to its performance in these assembly segments just three months ago in the national elections.

Amid reports that the BJP's alliance is struggling after two phases of polling in the crucial Bihar assembly election, BJP chief Amit Shah today asserted that his party was in pole position, but saw the need to emphasise that his party is "committed" to reservation.

Ahead of the much hyped rally being organised by Bihar Chief Minister, Nitish Kumar's Janata Dal United (JDU), Lalu Prasad's Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), and the Congress in Patna tomorrow, the BJP has put up their hoardings right next to those put up JDU, to counter claims being made by the state government on various issues.

Lalu Yadav and Nitish Kumar's mega gamble seems to have paid off; along with the Congress they have won six of the 10 seats where by-elections were held in Bihar. The BJP has won four, a deficit of two seats from 2010 and a big slide when compared to its performance in these assembly segments just three months ago in the national elections.