New Delhi: The BJP on Wednesday said it will decide who to support in Bihar on the floor of House when trial of strength takes place.
Speaking to mediapersons in New Delhi on the current political crisis in Bihar, BJP spokesperson Shahnawaz Hussain said it was an internal matter of the Janata Dal (United).
"This is JDU's internal matter. The BJP has nothing to do with this. We will take our decision the floor of the House," he said when asked which faction of the JDU the BJP will support.
Attacking former Bihar chief minister Nitish kumar, Hussain said, "He wanted to become the PM of India and that is why he got separated from the BJP. And now he is struggling to become the CM of Bihar."
He was referring to the slugfest going between Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi and Kumar, his predecessor. Even though Kumar had installed Manjhi as chief minister in his place immediately after the 2013 Lok Sabha elections, the incumbent CM has refused to vacate the chair for him.
Meanwhile, in a major setback to Kumar, Patna High Court on Wednesday stayed his election as Janata Dal (United)'s state legislature party leader.
Kumar was elected the leader of the JDU's legislature party leader on Monday and he had met Bihar Governor Keshari Nath Tripathi to stake claim to form government.
The JDU had even expelled Manjhi from JDU with immediate effect on Monday itself before electing Kumar as the party's legislature party leader.
Claiming the support of 130 MLAs, Kumar had even paraded them at Raj Bhavan. He had requested the Governor to invite him to prove his majority on the floor of the House.
Manjhi had also met the Governor on Monday and made a similar claim saying he be given an opportunity to prove majority on the floor of House.
While the Governor is yet to take a final decision in the matter, Kumar reached Delhi alongwith 130 MLAs on Tuesday in order to meet President Pranab Mukherjee.
Comments
0 comment