He also questioned Kumar's intent to provide good governance in Bihar with Lalu Prasad on one side and Congress on the other, saying the leaders of this "grand coalition of opportunists" were not even ashamed of their corruption.
"Kumar should make public the names of the five ministers involved in the bribery scandal, a sting of which had come out showing JD-U minister Avdesh Kushwaha who later had to resign.
Also, at a gathering of intellectuals here, Shah said people of the state had the choice of either voting for the party for all round development or the secular alliance for the return of 'jungle raj'.
Warning the people of the state that the Lalu-Nitish duo will not allow Prime Minister Narendra Modi to work for the welfare of Bihar and its people, he called for electing a government led by BJP that works in tandem with the Centre.
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