Nitish-led JD-U not to align with BJP in Gujarat elections

It also urged the Election Commission to decide the party symbol case on urgent basis in view of the upcoming polls. “We will contest the Gujarat Assembly elections on our traditional seats,” JD-U General Secretary K.C. Tyagi told reporters here. He said the party will not form an alliance with the BJP in the state. 

“We won’t form any alliance with any party, including the BJP,” Tyagi said. He said that earlier when the JD-U was part of the National Democratic Alliance it fought elections in Gujarat without any alliance. The JD-U had contested in around four-five seats in the 182-seat assembly. In 2012, the JD-U won one seat in Gujarat. 

The Rajya Sabha member requested the poll panel to hear the party’s symbol case on urgent basis citing the assembly elections in Gujarat on December 9 and 14. “As the Gujarat polls have been announced, we request the Election Commission to give its verdict on the matter soon so that we can also announce our party’s candidate,” he said.