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BJP’s ally in Bihar JD(U) will not join Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s 2.0 government. This stand of the party was made clear by its spokesperson Pavan Varma . The reason seem to be differences with the saffron party over the number of ministerial berths offered to it.
“We are not joining the government. This is our decision,” Varma, who is also the general secretary of the Janata Dal (United), reportedly told PTI.
The BJP was offering one cabinet berth to the JD(U) and sources said the regional party was also unhappy with the portfolio offered to it.
The JD(U), which is headed by Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, was not a part of the first Modi government as well. It had allied with the saffron party in 2017 but had not joined the government
