Archive for February 21, 2020

Janata Dal(United) national vice president Prashant Kishor on Sunday contended that his birthday party, being the senior partner within the NDA in Bihar, need to contest greater seats than the BJP within the assembly election next yr.

The two parties had contested same wide variety of seats within the Lok Sabha elections this year.

“In my view, the Lok Sabha election formulation can not be repeated within the meeting polls,” Kishor told newspersons here.

He has within the latest beyond rankled the BJP with his continuous outbursts in opposition to the Citizenship Amendment

Though the Assembly poll remains 8 months away, the ball may be set rolling in August-quit itself with the Election Commission likely to announce the poll schedule in the remaining week of August, quickly after the flood season is over. Filing of nominations, scrutiny and withdrawal of names will take area in September whilst voting, in multiple stages, is in all likelihood to start from the first week of October. The EC can also have to preserve festivals like Dussehra, Diwali and Chhath in mind earlier than finalising the dates