Nitish Govt under threat of JDU MLAs: BJP

BJP today alleged that the Nitish Kumar government in Bihar is under threat of its own legislators who are getting "restless" due to delay in Cabinet expansion.
"BJP need not destabilise the Nitish Kumar government as often accused by the CM...The government is under threat of its own JD(U) MLAs, four Independents and four-member Congress party," former Deputy Chief Minister and senior BJP leader Sushil Kumar Modi told reporters.
"The JD(U) MLAs are getting restless due to delay in cabinet expansion and many of them will leave the party if not made minister," Modi said.
"The four Independents are also running out of patience," he said.

Three Independents had walked out of the House during special discussion on law and order yesterday because they were allowed only one minute each to speak on the motion.
"They were brought back to the House after a lot of persuasion by JD(U) members," Modi accompanied by Leader of the Opposition in the Assembly Nand Kishore Yadav said.

"The four Congress MLAs voted for Nitish government on confidence motion have also not committed support to it by writting to the Governor," he said.
To a question, he said, "the CM may announce any day joining of hands by JD(U), RJD, LJP and Congress in the name of their pet assertions of stopping communal forces led by BJP."

He ruled out any possibility of understanding between BJP and RJD as sounded out by the ruling party.