Published 12:22 IST, September 12th 2019

Tejashwi Yadav says 'BJP has no face in Bihar', hitting out at Dy. CM

Hitting out at Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav on Wednesday,  said that BJP had no face in Bihar

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Hitting out at Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi, Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leer Tejashwi Yav on Wednesday,  said that with Sushil Modi at Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's side,  BJP does t have any face for Assembly polls. He said that Modi is Kumar's man and hence BJP inspite of being biggest political party in world, does t have a presence in Bihar. He also alleged that Sushil Modi did t believe in PM Modi. He also ded that  deputy CM h  decision making power.

Tejashwi hits out at Sushil Modi

"Sushil Modi does t have decision making power. It means that he does t believe on face of Narendra Modi. BJP should think that it is biggest political party in world and it does t have a face in Bihar. Sushil Modi is t in BJP but on side of Nitish Kumar's party and Nitish's man. Everybody kws this. Even BJP leers say this. That's why BJP does t have a face in Bihar," he told to ANI in Patna.

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Sushil Modi calls Nitish NDA captain

Earlier on Wednesday, Sushil Modi h endorsed Nitish Kumar's 2020 campaign calling him 'NDA captain'. He h tweeted that Kumar was NDA captain in Bihar and will remain to do so in 2020. He also claimed that when Captain was defeating rivals with fours and sixes, giving a cricket-twist, re was question of replacement. Kumar h recently launched his 2020 campaign. 

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Meanwhile, in response to Modi's tweet, Yav said that if Nitish Kumar was batting so well n why h he asked for votes in name of Prime Minister Narendra Modi inste of his work. He also suggested that Kumar move to Delhi and fix ecomy, based on his performance. Meanwhile, Sanjay Paswan, a member of state legislative council h said BJP entrusted Nitish Kumar with Chief Minister's post for 15 long years. Paswan said that w Kumar should reciprocate gesture - making BJP's foray into Bihar.

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Bihar assembly elections

With a total of 243 seats in Bihar assembly, state goes to polls in upcoming year (October-vember). While ruling alliance of JD(U) and BJP are reportedly having internal tussles, Opposition alliance - Mahagathbandhan appears to be directionless after massive poll drubbing in general elections 2019. Lalu Yav's party failed to open its account in general elections and Nitish Kumar is facing anti-incumbency. With JD(U) VP's strategy team working with Mamata Banerjee in West Bengal, Nitish Kumar speaking against BJP on various issues and repeated invitations by RJD to Kumar for rejoining Mahagathbandhan, poll-season in Bihar piques interest.

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(With ANI inputs)

08:16 IST, September 12th 2019