BJP Looks To Capitalise On JDU Infighting, Targets Backward Classes Leaders

According to sources, the BJP is working on a strategy to consolidate the support of the backward vote bank within the JD(U).

The Bharatiya Janata Party is hoping to take advantage of the internal rift within Janata Dal (United) and is working towards winning the backing of the extremely backward classes in the state. According to sources, the BJP is working on a strategy to consolidate the support of the backward vote bank within the JD(U).

The party has formed a committee comprising former state president Sanjay Jaiswal, Mangal Pandey, Rajya Sabha MP Vivek Thakur, and Navin Nitin.

The committee's primary objective is to establish contact with leaders from the backward communities within the JD(U) and other parties, with an aim to bring them into the BJP fold. The BJP is making concerted efforts to assimilate leaders from the backward category into its ranks, a move seen as crucial in a state where over 55% of the population belongs to the Scheduled Castes and backward classes.