"The AJSU party (recognised in its abbreviated form) will not join or help in the formation of any government in the current Assembly. We are sticking to our demand for fresh elections," party chief and former deputy chief minister Sudesh Mahto told reporters here.
"It's not the President's rule that can solve day-to-day problems of the state, which is passing through a very critical situation," claimed Mahto.
Ruing that although Jharkhand was formed nearly 13 years ago, he said the state did not have a stable government and recurring central rule was "not good" for parliamentary system.
"Therefore, we have dissociated with all political parties having different policies and ideologies. The AJSU have chalked out its development-oriented programmes," he added.
Stating that the party has already decided to contest all 81 Assembly seats and 14 LS seats, he said there would not be any seat adjustment with any regional or national political party.
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