JD(U) misplaced in 2020 as a result of it sought votes in identify of Nitish: BJP

By PTI

PATNA: The BJP in Bihar on Sunday claimed that the JD(U) had suffered a debacle within the final meeting polls as a result of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar had “lost his popularity” however candidates stored invoking his identify in addition to that of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

State BJP president Sanjay Jaiswal made an announcement to this impact at a press convention right here that he had known as to declare that Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s two-day tour of the Seemanchal area in Bihar was a “historic success”.

“Nitish Kumar has been rejected by the people of Bihar. What else went wrong in 2020 when we contested together? Our (BJP) candidates sought votes in the name of PM Modi and 74 of them got elected. JD(U) candidates committed the mistake of always conflating Modi’s name with that of Nitish Kumar,” Jaiswal mentioned. 

The JD(U) gained 43 meeting seats within the 2020 polls. Jaiswal’s declare was ridiculed by the chief minister’s occasion which underscored that the BJP was “brought to its knees” within the 2015 meeting polls, which have been held a 12 months after the large victory of the 2014 Lok Sabha elections.

“Again in 2019, the NDA won 39 out of 40 Lok Sabha seats in Bihar. Which factor worked in favour of the BJP-led alliance? Obviously, it was the return of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar to power (in the state),” mentioned JD(U) nationwide secretary Rajiv Ranjan Prasad.

The BJP ought to “seriously worry” in regards to the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, he mentioned.

“In Bihar, they (BJP) have lost Nitish Kumar in whose support the multi-party Mahagathbandhan has come out. So they can imagine what they would be up against,” Prasad identified.

The JD(U) chief additionally mentioned, “The events of Bihar have wider ramifications. Nitish Kumar’s exit (from NDA) has led to a galvanisation of forces against the use of central probe agencies for political vendetta and horse-trading, which was witnessed in Maharashtra and attempted in Bihar. The BJP, which gloats over its majority in the Lok Sabha, faces serious trouble in 2024.”

Notably, the JD(U) had been the BJP’s senior ally in Bihar until they first broke up in 2013, after almost 20 years of partnership.

PATNA: The BJP in Bihar on Sunday claimed that the JD(U) had suffered a debacle within the final meeting polls as a result of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar had “lost his popularity” however candidates stored invoking his identify in addition to that of Prime Minister Narendra Modi.

State BJP president Sanjay Jaiswal made an announcement to this impact at a press convention right here that he had known as to declare that Union Home Minister Amit Shah’s two-day tour of the Seemanchal area in Bihar was a “historic success”.

“Nitish Kumar has been rejected by the people of Bihar. What else went wrong in 2020 when we contested together? Our (BJP) candidates sought votes in the name of PM Modi and 74 of them got elected. JD(U) candidates committed the mistake of always conflating Modi’s name with that of Nitish Kumar,” Jaiswal mentioned. 

The JD(U) gained 43 meeting seats within the 2020 polls. Jaiswal’s declare was ridiculed by the chief minister’s occasion which underscored that the BJP was “brought to its knees” within the 2015 meeting polls, which have been held a 12 months after the large victory of the 2014 Lok Sabha elections.

“Again in 2019, the NDA won 39 out of 40 Lok Sabha seats in Bihar. Which factor worked in favour of the BJP-led alliance? Obviously, it was the return of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar to power (in the state),” mentioned JD(U) nationwide secretary Rajiv Ranjan Prasad.

The BJP ought to “seriously worry” in regards to the 2024 Lok Sabha polls, he mentioned.

“In Bihar, they (BJP) have lost Nitish Kumar in whose support the multi-party Mahagathbandhan has come out. So they can imagine what they would be up against,” Prasad identified.

The JD(U) chief additionally mentioned, “The events of Bihar have wider ramifications. Nitish Kumar’s exit (from NDA) has led to a galvanisation of forces against the use of central probe agencies for political vendetta and horse-trading, which was witnessed in Maharashtra and attempted in Bihar. The BJP, which gloats over its majority in the Lok Sabha, faces serious trouble in 2024.”

Notably, the JD(U) had been the BJP’s senior ally in Bihar until they first broke up in 2013, after almost 20 years of partnership.