As Bihar heads for a fierce political battle, Delhi Chief Minister Arvind Kejriwal said AAP was not extending support to any political party in Assembly polls, hinting not much should be read in his recent visit to Patna and reports of his closeness with Nitish Kumar.
“I am not supporting anyone in Bihar and I have not gone there for campaigning. I had gone (Bihar) for a workshop on governance organised by the Bihar Chief Minister before the dates for elections were announced,” he said. The decision comes in the backdrop of Kumar’s ally lalu Prasad recently making a number of statements projecting the Bihar polls a fight between “forward and backward castes”.
A section of AAP was also uncomfortable supporting the grand secular alliance because of lalu’s conviction in the fodder scam.