Chirag Paswan
While the JD(U)-BJP and Nitish Kumar are putting up a brave front, RJD leaders are cautiously optimistic.
The Chirag Paswan factor has worsened the JD(U)-BJP relationship, which was already marked by mutual distrust.
Paswan cast his vote in Khagaria during the second phase of polls in Bihar on Tuesday.
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"The chief minister (Nitish Kumar) needs his (Modi's) photograph more."
The LJP founder, one of the tallest Dalit leaders in the country, had recently undergone a heart surgery.
The LJP leader spared the BJP from any criticism, making it clear that the party’s quarrel is only with the JD(U) and Nitish Kumar.
“Pandrah Saal Banam Pandrah Saal” and “Bihar Me Vikas Ho, Nitish Kumar Ho” are some of the slogans coined by the JDU for this election.
Dalit-centric parties have always been limited to particular castes among Dalits and have never been able to attract pan-Dalit votes
Manjhi’s return to the NDA gives Chief Minister Nitish Kumar the opportunity to sideline a troublesome and ambitious ally.