Mahagathbandhan is corrupt; BJP-JD(U) alliance will emerge as winner in Bihar: BJP

The BJP has claimed that the BJP-JD(U) alliance would again form the government in Bihar. The party's minister in the state Vijay Sinha said with Union Home Minister Amit Shah announcing that Nitish Kumar will remain the leader of the coalition, all doubts concerning the matter have also been removed.

New Delhi: Accusing 'Mahagathbandhan' of being "corrupt and supporter of terrorism", the BJP on Thursday said the people of Bihar would reject it and the BJP-JD(U) alliance would again form the government after the assembly elections, due next year.

Interacting with the ETV Bharat here, Minister in the Bihar government, Vijay Sinha, expressed confidence that the BJP-JD(U) alliance would form the next government under the leadership of Nitish Kumar.

Sinha said that the doubt has been cleared on who would be the leader of the alliance with Union Home Minister Amit Shah announcing that Chief Minister Nitish Kumar will remain leader of the alliance in the Hindi heartland state.

"It was announced earlier also. Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi had said it but now Amit Shah ji has said it," the BJP minister said.

Settling the leadership issue and laying to rest all speculations over rift within the BJP-JD(U) alliance, Shah had announced Nitish Kumar as the leader of the coalition for the state assembly polls in Bihar.