BJP chief Amit Shah with former Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi (L) and union minister and LJP chief Ram Vilas Paswan at a press conference in New Delhi
New Delhi:
BJP chief Amit Shah today announced the seat-sharing arrangement with its three allies for next month's Bihar assembly elections.
Here are the highlights:
BJP and our 3 alliance partners have finalised seat sharing. We are happy.
The grand alliance has broken. The head of the grand alliance is not with the alliance today.
There can't be development where there is corruption and 'jungle raaj.'
Nitish Kumar is giving a few figures on development but I would like to tell people that the figures he is giving are till the time BJP was in government in Bihar with Mr Kumar.
The National Democratic Alliance (NDA) will win the elections and take Bihar on the path of development.
The Prime Minister gave Bihar a special package but the Chief Minister did not have the courtesy to even thank him.
Bihar has given a chance to JDU and RJD, we now ask the people to give NDA a chance.
We will come out with our manifesto soon.
The four parties have decided to fight the elections in a united way. We will work together.
Seat-sharing plan: BJP: 160; Lok Janshakti Party: 40; Rashtriya Lok Samata Party: 23; Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular): 20
Jitan Ram Manjhi will decide if he wants to contest.
PM Modi will campaign for all four parties for Bihar polls.