Express News Service
PATNA: Nitish Kumar-headed JD(U) has finalised the seats on which its candidates will contest the upcoming meeting elections each in Assam and West Bengal.
The JD(U) is coming into the polls alone and is about to face its ally, the ruling party BJP in Assam.
Meanwhile, the saffron party is in a head-to-head battle with the ruling party TMC in West Bengal.
The announcement to contest in the Assam and West Bengal Assembly elections was made quickly after its six MLAs in Arunachal Pradesh defected to the BJP.
Speaking to The New Indian Express, in-charge of north east states of JD(U), Sanjay Verma stated that his party will go to the polls alone and focus not solely on the Hindi-speaking belts in Assam and West Bengal but in addition in the minority-dominated areas with Nitish Kumar’s mannequin of excellent governance.
“The variety of seats have been finalised for Assam and West Bengal. 32 seats in Assam and 22 seats in West Bengal will probably be contested by the JD(U) candidates. The names of candidates have additionally been finalised,” Verma stated.
Shravan Kumar, Bihar minister of Rural growth and a detailed political aide of CM Nitish Kumar together with party MLC Gulam Rasul Baliyavi are scheduled to go to Guwahati on March 5.
“They will handle the party’s first assembly at Loharighat block maidan in Moregaon in Assam — about 120 km from Guwahati on March 6 and chair the assembly of party leaders on March 7 at Guwahati”, Verma stated.
He added, “As the railway minister, Nitish Kumar had constructed two railway traces of 120 km and 65 km in the areas of Morigaon and Navgaon,which the poor and working class folks of that areas nonetheless remembers, even as we speak, the stated rail line is a life line for the poor peoples and labourers who journey for livelihood,” Verma stated.
He claimed that the folks dwelling in 32 constituencies, together with Loharighat, Samaguri, Ruphar and others, are impressed with the performances of the Bihar CM. “Our party has face of CM Nitish Kumar and his mannequin of excellent governance that has been extensively acknowledged,” he stated.
The Har Ghar Jal Nal yojna, the success of Prohibition of liquor and many different growth works began underneath the 7-Resolves part-I and II are the examples on which electorates in Assam and West Bengal will endorse the party candidates,” Verma stated.
He stated that Nitish Kumar nonetheless owes a deep affect and belief among the many labourers working in Assam’s tea backyard and Bihari labourers can have an opportunity to vote their selection of chief in the northeastern state.
On being requested, if the JD(U) would give a pleasant combat to the BJP candidates in each the states, Verma stated that the party is going to contest the polls on its personal political ideologies with out contemplating pleasant or unfriendly fights.
“Our USP is works of growth with justice to all, good governance, girls empowerment and others that may determine the outcomes,” he claimed.
