Patna, 12 April (IANS). Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM) chief and Union Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi made an announcement during the activist conference in the town of Purnia district on Saturday amidst the intensity of political activities before the 2025 assembly elections in Bihar.
Manjhi claimed 35 to 40 seats for ‘Hum’ within the NDA alliance and declared the party’s first official candidate Rajendra Yadav as a candidate from Kasba assembly constituency in Purnia district.
The ‘Hum’ chief looked quite emotional and excited while addressing more than 10,000 party workers at Kalanand High School. Manjhi said, “This time at least 20, we should reach the assembly so that the voice of the public is elevated. We need at least 35 to 40 seats to contest the Bihar assembly elections of 2025.”
Even before the formal discussion of the NDA seat sharing, the crowd was filled with enthusiasm when Rajendra Yadav was declared a candidate from the town assembly constituency. Manjhi cited Yadav’s work at the ground level continuously since 2020, the reason for the early announcement, where the votes of votes stopped him from victory. National President of ‘Hum’ and Bihar Minister Santosh Kumar Suman also supported the announcement from the forum, which led to the shouting and celebrations of Yadav’s supporters.
Suman said, “We have a demand for 40 seats in the NDA. With such a big support, it indicates that our party is gaining support at the ground level in Bihar.”
Manjhi reminded the media that Rajendra Yadav contested from the town assembly constituency as an NDA candidate in 2020, making this seat a strong stronghold for the party.
This announcement is being seen as a strategic move to strengthen its relevance and bargaining strength in the NDA alliance before the conversation on seats by ‘Hum’.
Manjhi gave a clear message that this time the ‘Hum’ seat will play the role in the allocation.
-IANS
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