Manjhi to join hands with BJP for Bihar polls

June 11, 2015 20:41

The Bihar polls are going to be a fierce competition. Former Bihar chief minister and leader of Hindustani Awam Morcha Jitan Ram Manjhi announced that his party will join hands with the BJP for the upcoming elections. When asked about seat sharing between the two parties, Manjhi said, "We shall fight the polls together. No decision has been taken about the seats."

Earlier in the day, Manjhi had fuelled alliance rumours when he met BJP president Amit Shah at the latter's residence.

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