Summary:
Recognising that our claim on the Giridih seat is genuine, NDA (BJP) promptly decided to leave it for us for the sake of a strong pre-poll alliance. On the alliance, Bhagat have only self praise and said Ajsu got right deal from NDA. Therefore, this alliance in which get the Giridih seat was shaped up after weighing all pros and cons.”Mahto, however, kept the probable candidate from the Giridih seat close to his chest, though unconfirmed reports said three senior leaders are front-runners for the party ticket. Earlier, the saffron party’s national president Amit Shah met Mahto to hammer out the seat-sharing agreement.After entering into an agreement with BJP, Mahto, who had always been critical of BJP, told TOI from New Delhi that politics is all about possibilities and both BJP and Ajsu-P are natural allies. Our aim is to debut in Parliament and raise real issues concerning Jharkhand at the national level, which we think is missing..