Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday said the alliance partner BJP had to take call on the Lok Janshakti Party for the coming Assembly poll. He said COVID-19 would not have any impact on the vote percentage in the election.
“It was on BJP call Jitan Ram Manjhi-led HAM(S) joined NDA … on LJP too, BJP has to take a decision,” Mr. Kumar told mediapersons here.
Of late, relations between NDA alliance partners JD(U) chief Mr. Kumar and the LJP had soured. The LJP had earlier announced that it would field its candidates in 143 seats in Bihar against the JD(U).
“I have good relations with Ram Vilas Paswan ji … and I don’t care who says what,” said Mr. Kumar in an oblique reference to LJP president Chirag Paswan.
Asked would there be COVID impact on the vote percentage, Mr. Kumar said, “I don’t think there will be any impact on vote share … my experience says it…