BJP to contest more seats in Bihar in 2019
Patna, April 17: Senior BJP Leader C.P. Thakur on Tuesday said that the party will contest more seats than its allies in Bihar in the 2019 parliamentary polls.
"The Bharatiya Janata Party will contest from majority of the 40 Lok Sabha seats in Bihar in the 2019 polls," Thakur, also a BJP Rajya Sabha MP, told reporters here.
Janata Dal-United leader and Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar who joined hands with the BJP last July, and formed the government after dumping the RJD and the Congress, contested the last Lok Sabha polls alone and won only two seats.
Nitish Kumar is eyeing to contest over a dozen Lok Sabha seats in 2019 with the BJP, Thakur said.
The Lok Janshakti Party of Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan which won six seats in the last election, is trying to contest from no less than 10 seats.
Another BJP ally RLSP of Union Minister Upender Kushwaha might contest from over half a dozen seats.
Thakur however, refused to reveal the exact number of seats the BJP will contest.
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Minor girl kidnapped and raped; main accused and two cafe owners held
Latur (PTI): A minor girl was allegedly kidnapped and raped by an 18-year-old man in Latur, leading to the arrest of the main accused and owners of two cafes where the crime occurred on December 4, police said on Saturday.
Police traced the girl within hours of registering the complaint. The accused, identified as Rihan Gulab Shaikh, was arrested based on the girl's complaint. Two others are owners of two cafes where the crime occurred, police said.
Police registered a case under various sections of the Bharatiya Nyay Sanhita (BNS), POCSO Act, and the Prevention of Atrocities Act, an official said.
