RJD says 'BJP hatching conspiracy'; extols Nitish's ability 'to calculate next move'

Opining on ex-ally CM Nitish Kumar, RJD veteran Shivanand Tiwari on Sunday, said that JDU was facing issues with way BJP was behaving. Commenting on recent switch of 6 of 7 JDU MLAs in Arunachal Presh to BJP, Tiwari said that 'Nitish Kumar can calculate BJP's next step, it is hatching a conspiracy'. Currently, JDU is in a 125-seat coalition with BJP in Bihar Assembly - with JDU having only 43 seats - down from 71 in 2015.

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RJD: 'BJP is hatching conspiracy against Nitish' 

Incidentally, BJP's Sanjay Paswan on Sunday said that Bihar CM Nitish Kumar is burdened with a lot of tasks and he should leave Home portfolio of state. Paswan said that law and order in state will be affected if attention is t paid and CM Nitish has many responsibilities on him.  As per a Hindi newspaper, Sanjay Paswan has ded that Home portfolio should be with BJP. This suggestion may be done as it is Home department in various BJP-ruled states which drafted contentious 'Love Jih' Laws - which JDU has defied.

JD(U) is currently at a backfoot after six of its seven MLAs in Arunachal Presh Assembly quit party and joined BJP. Terming it 'against coalition dharma', JDU has maintained that BJP is an ally only in Bihar. It has asserted that it will contest against saffron party in West Bengal and Assam.

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JDU MLAs switch sides

On Friday,  Janata Dal-United received a major jolt in Arunachal Presh, with six of its seven MLAs shifting allegiance to ruling BJP, a bulletin issued by state legislative assembly said.   JD(U) MLAs who switched sides are Talem Taboh from Rumgong Assembly Constituency, Hayeng Mangfi (Chayang Tajo), Jikke Tako (Tali), Dorjee Wangdi Kharma (Kalaktang), Dongru Siongju (Bomdila) and Kanggong Taku from Mariyang-Geku constituency, bulletin said. . All six MLAs have joined BJP, with saffron party scrambling to defend its move.

 Calling Nitish Kumar "guardian" of NDA alliance in Bihar, Renu Devi, one of Deputy CMs in Bihar, said that development in Arunachal would t affect tie-up in Bihar. Renu Devi said, "We h t poached m (JD(U) MLAs in Arunachal Presh). What could our party have done if some legislators voluntarily expressed desire to join us?".

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