Taslimuddin, who joined the JD-U a few months ago after resigning from the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) to work for Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's development agenda, is reportedly unhappy with Shahnawaz Hussain.

Taslimuddin blames Hussain, a former central minister, for creating trouble and making it difficult to ensure an easy victory for NDA candidates in the Seemanchal region, known as his stronghold.

Before joining the JD-U, Taslimuddin and Shahnawaz were known as political rivals in Seemanchal for over a decade.

"Shahnawaz is working against me and my supporters as he used to in past elections. He is forgetting that I am working to strengthen the hands of Nitish Kumar," Taslimuddin told IANS over telephone.

Taslimuddin alleged that Shahnawaz was responsible for a "bad" seat-sharing formula between the JD-U and BJP, which he said would not help the NDA in the polls.

"Shahnawaz has procured ticket for candidates who aren't that good... They are bound to lose... Shahnawaz has been instrumental in sinking the NDA boat in Seemanchal but I am working hard to prove him wrong," Taslimuddin said.

A JD-U leader close to Taslimuddin said that he was denied ticket by the JD-U to contest from Araria under pressure from BJP leaders. "This angered Taslimuddin more as he was ready to contest polls," the JD-U leader said.

Taslimuddin, however, said that Nitish Kumar had given three tickets to his supporters, including his son Sarfaraz Alam, to contest polls.

He refuted speculations that he was planning to contest polls as an Independent candidate after JD-U denied him ticket.

BJP sources said that most of the candidates in Kishanganj and Araria districts were Shahnawaz loyalists and supporters including, Narayan Jha, who has been fielded from Araria.

BJP leaders have revealed that they were not happy with the way Taslimuddin was promoted by Nitish Kumar and had raised questions soon after he joined the JD-U.

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Please ask to Mr. Nitish, where is your development Agenda. About 25 MLA candidate of JDU List is belong to Hard core criminal background. while last year.People of Bihar had rejected Criminal background candidate in Parliamentary Election 2009.
I think. Now, Nitish ji are not having confident about development work. because. He knows very well that People of Bihar are very angry of corruption and quality of education and function of current Bihar Government.
Bijendra

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Nitish has been a big hippocrate as he preaches just opposite of what he practises.He gave hoards of tickets to criminals(including taslimuddin clan)which was justly highlighted by your site.He went on to say he is against nepotism and denied tickets to sincere JD(U) leaders kins, on the other hand he gave scores of ticket to the kids and wife of his chosen leaders. ‘Hamam mein sab nange hain’ as they say.Sooner or later he will meet his waterloo.The paradox is that others to replace him are worse .The loser are we biharis.

Dr A Waris
Bhagalpur