Lalu Yadav downplays Delhi election result impact, says BJP has no chance in Bihar

TOI City Desk / TIMESOFINDIA.COM / Updated: Feb 13, 2025, 10:58 IST

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RJD chief Lalu Prasad Yadav has downplayed the impact of BJP's Delhi Assembly election win on Bihar's polls, asserting BJP cannot form a government there. With NDA leaders confident of a stronger performance in Bihar under the double-engine government of Nitish Kumar, the RJD remains firmly opposed to BJP's influence.

Lalu Yadav downplays Delhi election result impact, says BJP has no chance in Bihar

Lalu Prasad Yadav downplays the impact of Delhi's Assembly results on Bihar, asserting BJP can't form government there.

NEW DELHI: Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) chief Lalu Prasad Yadav on Thursday downplayed the impact of the Delhi Assembly election results on Bihar, asserting that the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) stands no chance of forming a government in the state.
Speaking to the media, Yadav claimed the BJP’s reach in Bihar is limited. "There will be no impact. How can they form the government? Can the BJP form the government while we are here? The people have now recognised the BJP," Yadav said.

In the Delhi elections, the BJP won 48 seats, marking a historic return to power in the national capital after 27 years, ending the Aam Aadmi Party’s (AAP) decade-long rule. The AAP secured only 22 seats, a significant drop from its 62-seat performance in the 2020 assembly polls, while the Congress failed to win a single seat for the third consecutive term.

However, several National Democratic Alliance (NDA) leaders have expressed confidence that the alliance will perform better in the upcoming Bihar Assembly polls, scheduled for later this year.
Janata Dal (United) MP Sanjay Kumar Jha stated that Bihar has benefitted from the work of the "double-engine" government and insisted that the NDA will win the upcoming Assembly elections in a stronger manner than in Delhi. "Because of chief minister Nitish Kumar, people have been able to better understand Bihar for the last 20 years," Jha said.
BJP MP Praveen Khandelwal also expressed confidence that after Delhi, the NDA would form a strong government in Bihar under Prime Minister Narendra Modi's leadership. "The current Bihar government is working very well. In the last 10 years, the people have given a second chance to BJP in multiple states. We will form a strong government in Bihar too," Khandelwal stated.
Recently, around 30 Bihar MPs from the BJP, JD(U), and other NDA parties met Prime Minister Modi in Parliament to discuss the upcoming elections.
Meanwhile, RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav, when asked about the potential influence of Delhi's results on Bihar's election outcome, stated firmly, "Bihar is Bihar - they (BJP) will have to understand this."

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