BJP went out of its way to support Nitish — Sinha

LUCKNOW, MARCH 11: Union Finance Minister Yashwant Sinha on Saturday denied reports that the BJP did not try to bail out the outgoing Biha...

LUCKNOW, MARCH 11: Union Finance Minister Yashwant Sinha on Saturday denied reports that the BJP did not try to bail out the outgoing Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.

“Such reports are baseless,” Sinha told newsmen here adding, “BJP went out of its way to help the Nitish Kumar government”.

“We did not have the numbers,” was his cryptic comment when asked why the Nitish Kumar government had to resign even before the confidence motion was put to vote.

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The Finance Minister also has demanded fresh Assembly elections in Bihar after imposing President’s Rule in the State.

Sinha said in Janata Ki Adalat programme on Star TV that since people of Bihar had not given a clear verdict, more horse trading would be witnessed in the days to come.

"To prevent this, Bihar should be brought under President’s rule and fresh Assembly elections held," he said, according to a press release issued by the private TV channel.

Sinha also alleged that RJD had locked up MLAs in Patna to prevent them from changing sides.