BJP opts for 'complementary' approach in poll-bound Bihar

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- Smriti Kak Ramachandran

NEW DELHI: The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), which is keen on expanding its footprint and increasing its support base in Bihar, has opted for a "complementary" approach towards its allies to emerge as a winning coalition in the assembly polls scheduled for later this year in the state, people aware of the details said.

Party leaders speaking on condition of anonymity said the BJP is keen to go to the polls, expected in October-November, as part of a strong coalition to tap into the "collective votebank" of allies in the state, where it is in power with chief minister Nitish Kumar-led Janata Dal (United) or JD(U). Union minister Chirag Paswan's Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas), former CM Jitan Ram Manjhi-led Hindustani Awami Morcha (Secular), and Upendra Kushwaha's Rashtriya Lok Samta Party (RLSP) are the other BJP allies in the state.