Senior BJP leader and Bihar Deputy Chief Minister Vijay Kumar Sinha on March 19 asserted it would be "suicidal" for disgruntled allies Pashupati Kumar Paras and Upendra Kushwaha to align with the Opposition 'Mahagathbandhan'.
Mr. Sinha made the averment reacting to the resignation, from the Union Cabinet, of Mr. Paras, and the absence of Mr. Kushwaha or any member of the latter’s party when the NDA announced the seat-sharing formula for Bihar on Monday.
“It is only the BJP which knows how to respect its allies. This has been realised by even Chief Minister Nitish Kumar,” said Mr. Sinha, who became a Deputy CM following the JD(U) chief’s return to NDA in January.
