BJP’S PLAN B?
The race for Bihar has suddenly opened up, just weeks ahead of a three-phase assembly election, which gets under way on October 28. The NDA alliance is officially riven, with Chirag Paswan of the Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) deciding to categorically back the BJP even while declaring war against Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s Janata Dal (United) or JD(U).
The BJP is officially going into the election with Nitish as the chief ministerial candidate and yet has not only humoured Chirag’s belligerence vis-à-vis Nitish but also had independent talks with the LJP president in the national capital. There is
