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Bihar Minister Janata Dal (United States) and the BJP will contest the same number of seats in the 2019 elections in Lok Sabha, BJP leader Amit Shah said Friday, ending speculation about the differences between the two parties. but raising concerns about a possible revolt of other partners of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in Bihar.
At a press conference, Shah said that an announcement on the exact number of seats would be made in a day or two. The decision, made at the conclusion of a meeting between Shah and Kumar in New Delhi, means that the BJP will have to give up some of the seats it had disputed five years ago. Bihar sends 40 representatives to Lok Sabha. In the 2014 elections, the BJP played 30 seats (up from 22), while its partners, Lok Janshakti and Rashtriya Lok Samata, played seven (six respectively) and three (three) respectively. The JD (U) was then not part of the NDA. KC Tyagi, chief secretary general of the JD (U), said: "Base members are happy that their feelings have been taken into account."
Hindustan Times reported on July 11, before a key meeting. Kumar and Shah, the fact that both sides showed their commitment to the alliance, the BJP recognizing the importance of Kumar in the state and the JD (U) seeking a "fair and respectable solution To the question of the division of seats 19659002] This is exactly what Shah and Kumar finalized on Friday.
However, the decision may have scared the other NDA partners in the state. media, RLSP President Upendra Kushwaha reportedly met Tejashwi Yadav of Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) in Arwal District shortly after Shah's declaration in Delhi
The closed meeting lasted 15 minutes. However, the State Minister of the Union, Kushwah a, denied having held an in camera meeting with the leader of the opposition in the state badembly. "It was only a chance meeting, Tejashwi also residing at the filming hall," he told reporters.
In 2014, the BJP held 29.86% of the votes in Bihar. JD Kumar (U), who played separately, had played 38 seats but had won only two seats with a total voting share of 16.04%.
Bihar leaders, who spoke on condition of anonymity, said that there were two possibilities for the 2019 Agreement. First, the BJP and the JD (U ) could compete for 16 seats each, RRSP three and LJP five. Secondly, the JD (U) and the BJP could each compete for 15 seats, the LJP seven and the REPL three.
"The reason the BJP has surrendered 16 seats to the JD (U) is to keep the alliance intact," said one of those leaders belonging to the BJP. He added that the BJP also recognized the influence of Kumar among the extremely backward clbades, Kushwahas, Kurmi and Dalits.
"The BJP has learned from the results of the 2015 badembly and can not help upset Kumar," said the BJP leader, referring to the defeat of his party during regional elections in which the JD (U) s was allied with the Congress. RJD of Lalu Parasad. This alliance has since erupted and Kumar is back in the fold of the NDA.
Kushwaha criticized the Kumar government in the state, particularly in the areas of law enforcement and education. His party was asking for a larger seat in the NDA, proportional to the rising base of the RIAS.
Kushwaha did not make the commitment on the issue. "That the number of seats be declared. I also spoke to Amit Shah, "he said.
RJD legislator, Ramanuj Prasad Yadav, said:" We are ready to welcome all opposing forces to the BJP, including the PRSL leader, with open arms. He must take a call.
Another RJD leader, who asked not to be named, claimed that LJP leader Ramvilas Paswan's son, Chirag Paswan, had spoken with Tejashwi shortly after the BJP shots were fired -JD (U) addressed the media. LJP spokesman Shrawan Kumar Agarwal denied this claim.
DM Diwakar, social scientist at the Institute of Social Sciences AN Sinha, said: "It (the agreement to share seats) is a victory of JD (U), and also indicates become weak. The BJP was desperate not to lose JD (U). "
First published: Oct. 26, 2018 23:46 IST
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