Continuing his tirade against the grand alliance of Janata Dal (United) and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD), Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM) president Jitan Ram Manjhi on Friday said that BJP chief Amit Shah would take a final call on seat sharing for the upcoming Bihar Assembly polls.
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"We want Amit Shah to decide on seats in a way that would benefit the alliance in Bihar. Whatever he decides, we will agree," said Manjhi.
"Nitish and Lalu focused only on construction projects and totally ignored the social sector because through infrastructure they could take huge commissions and play with the estimate and earn a lot. It is because of this that Bihar has become so poor," added Manjhi.
The Election Commission announced the dates for Bihar assembly polls on Wednesday.
The five-phase election will be held from October to November; the first phase will take place on October 12 and the final phase will be held on November 5.
Counting of votes will take place on November 8.
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