Janata Dal-United and the Bharatiya Janata Party have nominated six leaders each as the Members of Legislative Council. However, this move has left the smaller alliances unhappy.
JDU and BJP Did Not Take Suggestions From Coalition Parties; Spokesperson
Nominations of the six leaders by the major parties has upset their smaller coalitions; Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM) and the Vikassheel Insan Party (VIP). The spokesperson from HAM, Danish Rizwan said that the JDU and BJP didn’t take any suggestion given by the coalition parties. He said that the members are angry with the decision. The HAM President Jitan Ram Manjhi may take some action soon.
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VIP Chief Spokesperson, Rajiv Mishra also made a statement in the matter. He said that while they were preparing for the Assembly elections, their party President Mukesh Sahani said that there will be one member from the Nonia cast. And the party has many leaders who represent the caste. However, neither (JDU and BJP) of the parties discussed the matters. He said that all the members chosen for the MLCs are from their parties.
“It is highly unfair,” said Mishra.
At the same time, JDU Spokesperson Rajiv Rajan also did not seem pleased with the decision. He said that as a spokesperson he has always pointed to the achievements that the party has made in all the platforms. He said that he has always defended the party even when the leaders were falling into the controversies.
Rajan said ignoring a “Kayastha leader” like him was not good.
Bihar Governor Nominated 12 MLCs
As per the latest reports, the Bihar governor Phagu Chauhan had nominated twelve MLCs on Wednesday. There are six leaders from the JDU and six leaders from the BJP. They all are said to have an equal share of seats.
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Sources suggest that Upendra Kushwaha is the most surprising name in the list as he had joined the JDU barely 72 hours prior to the nominations. He is said to have a major place as the front-runner in the Cabinet of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.
Apart from Kushwaha, JDU minister Ashok Chaudhary also found a place amongst the nominations. He is known for his strong negotiation skills. He played a major role in bringing the BSP MLA Jama Khan and Independent MLA Sumit Singh with the JDU.
Meanwhile, RJD Spokesman Sanjay Singh is also in the list and is known to be close to CM Nitish Kumar. Other nominees from JDU include Ram Vachan Rai and Lalan Saraf.
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Under the BJP fold the nominees include Janak Ram, Devesh Kumar, Ghanshyam Thakur, Pramod Kumar, Rajendra Prasad Gupta and Nivedita Singh.
