PATNA: Bihar CM Nitish Kumar on Friday reiterated that the Centre might go for early Lok Sabha polls fearing more loss to the BJP because of opposition unity. He also said the Union government has the right to dissolve the Lok Sabha and opt for early polls. “A party, which has a majority at the Centre, if wished, can hold the Lok Sabha polls prior to its actual time,” Nitish said.
Responding to media queries at the Raj Bhawan soon after attending the swearing-in ceremony of his party MLA Ratnesh Sada as cabinet minister, the Bihar CM -- who is scheduled to host a meeting of leading opposition parties from across the country in Patna on June 23 – further said, “We have taken initiatives for unity among the opposition parties. They (BJP leaders) might have a fear that the opposition leaders will make more movement in the coming months and it will cause more loss to them (BJP). …They might opt for the early Lok Sabha polls.”
