Bihar: Jan Suraaj Party candidate from Munger joins BJP day before first phase polls
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Patna (PTI): Sanjay Singh, the Jan Suraaj Party candidate from Bihar's Munger Assembly seat, joined the BJP on Wednesday, a day before the first phase of assembly elections.
Singh extended his support to NDA nominee Kumar Pranay, the BJP candidate from the seat.
"Bihar has witnessed tremendous growth under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Chief Minister Nitish Kumar. I am confident that the state will continue to develop further under the NDA rule," Singh told reporters after joining the saffron party.
He expressed confidence that the NDA would win the polls with a huge margin.
Despite repeated attempts, no senior leaders of Jan Suraaj Party were available for comment on the development.
Meanwhile, BJP’s sitting MLA from Pirpainti, Lalan Paswan, joined the RJD after being denied a party ticket, sources said.
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Massive fire destroys 10 fishing boats in Kerala's Kollam
Kollam (Kerala) (PTI): Around 10 fishing boats, anchored in Ashtamudi Lake here, were gutted as a massive fire broke out in the early hours of Sunday, police said.
The incident happened in the Kureepuzha area under the Anchalumood police station limit.
According to police, the blaze was first spotted past midnight, and the boats anchored in a row caught fire.
Local people and fire force personnel pressed into action to check the further spread.
"As per the preliminary assessment, around 10 boats were destroyed completely. The exact cause is yet to be identified, but a gas cylinder blast is suspected," a police officer said.
No casualty has been reported so far, police added.
