With the Bihar Assembly election just a few months away, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) allies who have a traditional Muslim vote bank have been thrown into a fix over their support for the Waqf Amendment Bill. Nitish Kumar's Janata Dal United (JDU) and the Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) are now scrambling to minimise the fallout following the resignations of Muslim leaders. On the other hand, the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) has gotten enough fodder to target the ruling alliance, painting the chief minister as an RSS sympathiser and non-secular.
BJP's Bihar allies in turmoil over Waqf Bill support, JDU scrambles to retain Muslim support before polls
April 08, 2025
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With the Bihar Assembly election just a few months away, Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) allies who have a traditional Muslim vote bank have been thrown into a fix over their support for the Waqf Amendment Bill. Nitish Kumar's Janata Dal United (JDU) and the Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) are now scrambling to minimise the fallout following the resignations of Muslim leaders. On the other hand, the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) has gotten enough fodder to target the ruling alliance, painting the chief minister as an RSS sympathiser and non-secular.
