Jitan Ram Manjhi (File photo) PATNA: Former Bihar chief minister and Union minister Jitan Ram Manjhi on Sunday alleged that he has been treated unfairly within the NDA and indicated that he may have to reconsider his options if his party, Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM), is not allotted a Rajya Sabha seat.The former CM made the remarks in his Gayaji parliamentary constituency where he addressed a function of his party and later responded to questions from journalists. Bihar Minister Nitin Nabin Appointed National Working President Of BJP Manjhi, accompanied by his son Santosh Kumar Suman, HAM’s state minister and national president, spoke of the “treachery” he claimed to have faced in the alliance.Speaking in local dialect Magahi, he said, “We will have to chart our own path if we don’t get our due. My own ministerial berth is no big deal. I will survive politically even if I cease to be in the Union Cabinet.” Manjhi made it clear that his party, of which he is the lone MP, now wanted a berth in the Upper House as well.However, when journalists approached him with more queries, Manjhi backtracked in his characteristic style and said, “Please do not twist my words out of context. I can’t even take a decision of my party because I am not its office-bearer, but only its patron (Sanghrakshak)”.The 80-year-old leader, who floated HAM in 2015, added that his comments were prompted by media reports suggesting that in the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections in April, the BJP and Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s JD(U) would claim two seats each, while one would go to Chirag Paswan’s Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas).He said, “This leaves us with the question what harm is there in the Rajya Sabha elections. Ahead of the 2024 general elections, we were promised two LS seats and one RS seat. We got only one Lok Sabha seat, which we won for the NDA. The promise on the Rajya Sabha seat remains to be fulfilled, and that is what I wanted to highlight before our party workers.”End of ArticleFollow Us On Social MediaVideos‘Have To Stay United’: RSS Chief Mohan Bhagwat On Atrocities Against Hindus In BangladeshIndia Rejects Dhaka Media Reports On Protest Outside Bangladesh HC, Flags Attack Against MinoritiesViewing ‘Sangh’ Through the Lens of the BJP Is a Huge Mistake, Says RSS Chief Mohan BhagwatBangladesh Arrests 10 After Brutal Killing of Hindu Youth in Mymensingh“Generation After Generation”: Yunus Vows To Fulfil Sharif Osman Hadi’s Vision And IdealsMassive Crowds Gather in Dhaka for State Funeral of Slain Youth Icon Osman HadiPAK Citizens Criticize “Weak Judiciary” As Imran Khan’s Prison Term Is IncreasedHindu Lynching Sparks Outrage: Shashi Tharoor Warns On Mob Rule, Priyanka Blasts Modi Govt SilenceEx-PM Imran Khan And Bushra Bibi Jailed For 17 Years In Toshakhana Gift Jewellery Case’There Is Only One Modi’: Jaishankar Says Leaders Define Nations, Not Ministers Or Individuals123PhotostoriesBenjamin Franklin once said, “An investment in knowledge pays the best interest”: 5 lessons it teaches studentsWhy your brain does not want you to multitaskBigg Boss Telugu 9: Meet the finalists of the season10 tips for good mental health you should be taking to 20268 life lessons from “Man’s Search for Meaning” by Viktor FranklWorld Saree Day: 5 sarees from Incredible India that put the country on the global fashion mapVision Board 2026 based on your birth number, according to astrologyThis famous desert is covered in snow right now and the photos are stunningly beautifulLong-awaited, commuter-friendly, safer: Chennai’s Nanganallur gets direct road to Pazhavanthangal subway6 Japanese habits that quietly upgrade your life123Hot PicksTom BradyEpstein files releasedTim SaunderGold rate todaySilver rate todayPublic Holidays DecemberBank Holidays DecemberTop TrendingJosh Allen Luxury Car CollectionRandi MahomesAuston MatthewsPatrick MahomesJeremy Doku and Shireen Doku Net WorthUPPSC LT Grade Teacher ExamPaul Heyman and Marla Heyman Net WorthBengaluru TempeturePM Modi HelicopterRailway Fare Hike
PATNA: Former Bihar chief minister and Union minister Jitan Ram Manjhi on Sunday alleged that he has been treated unfairly within the NDA and indicated that he may have to reconsider his options if his party, Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM), is not allotted a Rajya Sabha seat.The former CM made the remarks in his Gayaji parliamentary constituency where he addressed a function of his party and later responded to questions from journalists.
Manjhi, accompanied by his son Santosh Kumar Suman, HAM’s state minister and national president, spoke of the “treachery” he claimed to have faced in the alliance.Speaking in local dialect Magahi, he said, “We will have to chart our own path if we don’t get our due. My own ministerial berth is no big deal. I will survive politically even if I cease to be in the Union Cabinet.” Manjhi made it clear that his party, of which he is the lone MP, now wanted a berth in the Upper House as well.However, when journalists approached him with more queries, Manjhi backtracked in his characteristic style and said, “Please do not twist my words out of context. I can’t even take a decision of my party because I am not its office-bearer, but only its patron (Sanghrakshak)”.The 80-year-old leader, who floated HAM in 2015, added that his comments were prompted by media reports suggesting that in the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections in April, the BJP and Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s JD(U) would claim two seats each, while one would go to Chirag Paswan’s Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas).He said, “This leaves us with the question what harm is there in the Rajya Sabha elections. Ahead of the 2024 general elections, we were promised two LS seats and one RS seat. We got only one Lok Sabha seat, which we won for the NDA. The promise on the Rajya Sabha seat remains to be fulfilled, and that is what I wanted to highlight before our party workers.”
