NDA will win 220 seats in Bihar polls: Union minister

PATNA: Union minister of state for home affairs Nityanand Rai on Tuesday claimed that NDA will form government in Bihar again by winning 220 seats in the upcoming assembly election.

“2020 mein 220 seats ke sath Bihar me NDA ki sarkar banegi…,” the BJP MP from Ujiarpur, told mediapersons at the city airport. Rai also reiterated that Nitish Kumar would be the chief minister again.

Reacting over LJP president Chiraj Paswan’s recent statements, he said there was no differences in NDA and no one had any resentment. “JD (U), BJP and LJP are together. This alliance is from the heart and has not been formed for self gains. There’s no scope for any controversy on this issue,” he said.

When asked about the leadership issue in Congress, he said, “I have nothing to do with it as it’s their internal matter. But this much I am sure that nothing is left in the Congress.”

He even took a dig at Rahul Gandhi and said the Congress leader doesn’t understand himself what he says. “Rahul only understands ‘made in China’ and what Pakistan says. Pakistan ki awaaz unko bahut pasand hai … (He very much loves what Pakistan says),” he alleged.

Rai also took a dig at former deputy CM and RJD leader Tejashwi Prasad Yadav. “He is no challenge for NDA in Bihar. NDA is very strong in the state,” he added.

While supporting Jitan Ram Manjhi, who recently quit the grand alliance, Rai said the former CM rightly stated that RJD had always been anti-Dalit and anti-poor. “These people had insulted Manjhi as well Ram Vilas Paswan. They have even insulted Bihar and honoured the family only. This has always been RJD’s politics and the state knows this very well,” he added.