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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Davangere: Two policemen injured in stone pelting during Ganesha procession
Davangere: Reports state that two groups engaged in stone pelting at each other during Ganesha idol immersion ceremony in Davangere on Thursday. Two police personnel were injured in the incident.
Few days ago, two groups of youth engaged in verbal altercation regarding raising of a flag for Eid Milad celebration. On account of the clashes, police had heightened security for the Ganesha procession. Despite the additional security, stones were pelted at the procession, sources stated. Inspector Gururaj and constable Raghavendra were injured in the incident. The procession continued after the police brought the situation to control. However, the stone pelting resumed once again as the procession surged forwards.
Security has been tightened up in the area and all shops have been closed down by the police. The two police personnel, who were injured in the stone pelting, are undergoing treatment at a hospital.
