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New Delhi, Oct 13 (IANS) Expressing strong displeasure over the NDA seat-sharing arrangement for Bihar assembly elections, Suheldev Bharatiya Samaj Party (SBSP) chief Om Prakash Rajbhar on Monday claimed that state BJP leaders are misleading the central leadership. He accused the state unit of BJP of hatching a ‘conspiracy’ to sideline its allies ahead of the upcoming elections.
Rajbhar claimed, “Bihar BJP leaders have given wrong feedback to the central leadership. The people of Bihar will be punished for this.”
He recalled previous discussions during the bypolls, when the BJP had hinted at continuing the alliance with his party but failed to follow through.
Rajbhar said, “When we filed nominations for the two seats in the by-election, senior BJP leaders said that they would contest elections together in future. Now they have forgotten this.” “No problem, we are a party, we are independent and we will form a front and contest elections in Bihar,” he said.
Announcing his election plan, Rajbhar said, “We will contest elections on 153 seats in Bihar. Nomination papers of 52 candidates will probably be filed today for the first phase.”
Rajbhar also took a dig at Rashtriya Lok Morcha (RLM) chief Upendra Kushwaha, who had earlier posted an emotional appeal on Twitter after getting just six seats in the NDA seat-sharing deal.
“Now, Upendra ji got what he wanted. Whether he becomes MLA or MP, the rest of the world can go to hell – what does he care now?” Rajbhar said sarcastically while replying to Kushwaha’s message.
Kushwaha had written, “I apologize to you… I understand that this decision will hurt the hearts of thousands and lakhs of people… There are obstacles and limitations in this.”
In the recently announced NDA seat-sharing formula, BJP and JD(U) were allotted 101 seats each, LJP (Ram Vilas) 29 seats and Kushwaha’s RLM and Jitan Ram Manjhi’s HAM were allotted only 6 seats each. This decision spread disappointment among junior colleagues.
Despite his earlier association with the BJP in Uttar Pradesh, Rajbhar’s comments signal a clear shift. With plans to field candidates on more than half of the state’s 243 assembly seats, the SBSP looks set to emerge as a challenger in the upcoming elections.
–IANS
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