Bihar polls: INDIA bloc says it will expose failures of Nitish Kumar's govt.

The Hindu

a day ago

A meeting of the INDIA bloc's coordination committee for the Bihar Assembly election was held at the official residence of Rashtriya Janata Dal leader Tejashwi Yadav in Patna on Thursday (June 12, 2025). Mr. Yadav, who is the Leader of Opposition in the Bihar Assembly, also heads the committee.
Top leaders of the alliance, including Bihar Congress in-charge Krishna Alavaru, Bihar Congress president Rajesh Kumar, Vikassheel Insaan Party (VIP) and senior leaders of the Left parties, were present.
In the meeting, various points were discussed regarding establishing mutual cooperation and coordination among all the constituent parties for the upcoming Bihar Assembly election.
A senior leader who attended the meeting told The Hindu, 'Before the next meeting, the parties involved in the INDIA bloc have been asked to provide details of the seats on which they want to contest the Assembly election.'
Rajya Sabha member and senior RJD leader Manoj Jha said, 'Five sub-coordination committees have been formed. These committees will look into the manifesto, media, social media and campaign strategy and election-related issues, including legal issues. Representatives of constituent parties have been included in these committees.' He added, 'It was also decided to launch a joint programme against the Nitish Kumar-led State government at the block, district and panchayat levels. Jointly, we will expose how the State government has failed on every front.'
Asked about the seat-sharing formula among the six parties, Mr. Jha said, 'Seat sharing was not discussed today and the only formula is to bring a change in the State.'
Communist Party of India (Marxist) MLA Ajay Kumar for the first time made a direct statement about the CM face of the INDIA bloc when asked about it.
'The chairperson of INDIA bloc is Tejashwi Yadav. What are you looking for in this now? You also know it,' Mr. Kumar said.
Even VIP chief Mukesh Sahani said that there is no confusion about the CM face and Tejashwi Yadav is accepted by all the parties in the alliance.
Mr. Yadav leads the coordination committee which has 21 members from six parties.
Bihar Janata Dal (United) president Umesh Singh Kushwaha issued a statement saying that the 'so-called unity' of the alliance is based on the weak foundations of selfishness and opportunism. 'No concrete result will come out of such meetings because the public knows the reality of the Opposition. It is not hidden from anyone that personal interest has been the top priority of the mahagathbandhan instead of public interest,' he said.
He added, 'The Congress and the RJD got the opportunity to hold power in Bihar for a long time, but the irony is that both the parties always avoided discussing any achievements during their tenure, because while in power, they showed more interest in filling their coffers instead of working for the public.'
He also alleged that the entire politics of the Opposition has been limited to promoting their family members. 'The NDA government under the leadership of Nitish Kumar has a track record of good governance and all-round development. This is the reason that the people of the State still have unwavering faith in our leader Nitish Kumar,' Mr. Kushwaha said.