LJP decides to go solo in Bihar, will remain in NDA at Centre

New Delhi, Oct 4 : The Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) on Sunday announced it will not fight the October-November Bihar Assembly polls under the leadership of Chief Minister and JD-U supremo Nitish Kumar, and will go solo.
The LJP’s decision, at a meeting of its Parliamentary Board, to quit the NDA alliance in the state came despite outreach efforts by the BJP’s top leadership, particularly assigned by party President J.P. Nadda and a meeting between Union Home Minister Amit Shah, Nadda and LJP chief Chirag Paswan.
“At the state level and for ideological differences with the Janata Dal-United in the Bihar poll alliance, the Lok Janshakti Party has decided to fight the elections in Bihar outside the alliance,” the resolution passed by its Parliamentary Board, stated.
In a clear announcement that it was taking arms against the JD-U, the LJP said: “In many seats, there may be ideological fights with the JD-U where the public can decide which representative will keep Bihar’s good in mind.” However, the LJP has been very careful to indicate that its relation with the BJP at the Centre will stay unaltered, and also assured a “post-poll alliance” with the BJP to “uphold the developmental agenda of Prime Minister Narendra Modi”.
However, there was no mention of the JD-U there, while the LJP went on to stress that it had “no hard feelings” with the BJP.