No rift in Bihar NDA; talks on seat sharing will be held at

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Press Trust of India Patna
Last Updated : Jun 29 2018 | 5:20 PM IST

Senior BJP leader and former union minister Syed Shahnawaz Hussain today dismissed any "rift" within NDA in Bihar and said the talks on seat sharing among partners would be held at an "appropriate time".

Hussain, who is BJP national spokesperson, asserted that there was unity in the coalition and they would fight upcoming Lok Sabha polls together to make Narendra Modi Prime Minister again.

"BJP and JD(U) are united and will remain so. There should not be an iota of doubt about it in anyone's mind. We (NDA partners BJP, JD(U), LJP, RLSP) will fight together the Lok Sabha polls in 2019 to install Narendra Modi jee as the Prime Minister again," Hussain told PTI.

Hussain said "the process of talks on the issue of seat sharing has not started yet at any level. The talks would be held at an appropriate time in this regard."
Asserting that there was no dispute as who is "big or younger brother" within the Bihar NDA, the BJP spokesman said "Nitish Kumar is our big brother in Bihar while Narendra Modi is his big brother at the Centre. We care for each other in the NDA with equal respect and honour is attached to each partners in the alliance."
Comparing the present NDA with the one in 2014, he said "only one difference has taken place since then as Andhra Pradesh CM Chandrababu Naidu has left the coalition whereas Nitish Kumar joined which has "strengthened the NDA in Bihar."

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First Published: Jun 29 2018 | 5:20 PM IST

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