Patna, Oct 7 (UNI) Formal announcement of entry of VIP into NDA was today made with

the party getting 11 seats to contest for Bihar Assembly Elections and also getting

assurance of one seat of Bihar Legislative Council.

State BJP president Dr Sanjay Jaiswal while making the announcement in presence of

VIP president Mukesh Sahni and other senior leaders of BJP, said that Mr Sahni had been

supporting BJP since 2014 Lok Sabha elections in Bihar and had also supported the party

in 2015 Bihar Assembly Elections.

Mr Sahni was a leader of Extremely Backward Classes (EBCs) and BJP had been

giving due importance to this community since long, he noted.

"As per decision taken by central leadership of BJP, 11 seats have been allotted to

VIP and one seat of Bihar Legislative Council would also be given to to VIP in future",

Dr Jaiswal said adding that 11 seats had been given to VIP from quota of 121 seats

of BJP that the party had got during seat sharing with JD(U) in NDA for ongoing Bihar

Assembly Elections.

There were only four parties in NDA and JD(U) had given 7 seats from its quota of

122 to HAM while BJP had given 11 seats to VIP from its quota of 121, he added.

State BJP president said if any party other than partners of NDA used the photograph

of Prime Minister Narendra Modi during campaign in Assembly Elections , BJP would

lodge FIR against the party concerned.

Prime Minister Narendra Modi was the star campaigner of BJP and as such only

BJP and its allies in NDA would have the the right to use photo of Mr Narendra Modi

during campaign in assembly elections, he clarified.

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