BJP's countdown has begun: Kushwaha on poll results

In the wake of the drubbing faced by the BJP in the Assembly elections, Rashtriya Lok Samata Party (RLSP) chief and former Union minister Upendra Kushwaha Wednesday said countdown of the saffron party had begun.

His statement comes two days after he severed ties with the BJP and resigned from the Union council of ministers, accusing Prime Minister Narendra Modi of reducing the Cabinet to a "rubber stamp", "betraying" backward classes and giving Bihar only "jumlas".

When asked why he snapped ties with the NDA, he said, "I joined the NDA on the agenda of development, but over the years I realised that after forming the government, they were working on the development of their own agenda, which is that of the RSS."
When asked whether his party would be part of the mega alliance against the BJP in the 2019 Lok Sabha polls, he said, "The party will discuss, deliberate and adopt the options that are available against the NDA."
During the event, the RLSP leader said, "Pawar is the senior most politician in India today. He has helped me in my times of struggle in politics. His service to this nation is invaluable."