Janata Dal(U), which is headed by Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, on Thursday declared that the party would extend full support to the BJP which is heading for majority in Arunachal Pradesh assembly even if it emerged as the main opposition.
We (JD-U) have already won six seats and are leading in another. The tally entitles us to the status of the main opposition party. But we will offer full support to the BJP government in Arunachal Pradesh. Even if we get the opposition party status we will be a friendly opposition, JD(U) national general secretary and chief spokesman K C Tyagi told PTI over phone.
The BJP has won 30 seats and is leading in another in the 60-strong assembly in the north eastern state.
Though allies in Bihar, the BJP and the JD(U) had fought separately in the remote north-eastern state bordering China.
Nitish Kumar asserted that the tie-up was specific to Bihar.
Arunachal Pradesh is the second state after Nagaland where the JD(U) has been able to make its footprint. It is a testimony to the growing appeal of our brand of politics that focusses on social justice coupled with development, Tyagi said.
Notably, the JD(U) had vehemently opposed the Citizenship Amendment Bill, brought in the Parliament by the Narendra Modi government, which has been a volatile issue in the entire north-east.
At its national executive meet held here earlier this year, the party had lashed out at the Congress for staging a walkout when the Bill was tabled in the Parliament saying it was tantamount to support.
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