‘No row over Nitish as CM… Our slogan is Pachees se Tees, Narenda aur Nitish’: ex-Bihar BJP chief

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Four-time West Champaran MP Sanjay Jaiswal was the Bihar BJP president in 2020 when the NDA clinched the Assembly elections, which also saw the BJP bagging 74 seats as compared to its ally JD(U)’s 43 in the 243-member House. In the midst of campaigning for the BJP candidates for the upcoming Bihar polls across his home turf, Jaiswal, 59, speaks to The Indian Express on various issues related to the polls, including migration and whether Nitish Kumar will continue to be the CM should the NDA return to power. Excerpts: * The migration issue seems to have become key to this election. How do you think it would impact the polls? The migration that happened in Bihar till 2005 used to happen due to dacoity and kidnapping. But today, people are going out for better opportunities. Today, if a student… (Updated 28 Oct 2025, 13:30 IST; source: link)

Key Points

• Four-time West Champaran MP Sanjay Jaiswal was the Bihar BJP president in 2020 when the NDA clinched the Assembly elections, which also saw the BJP bagging 74 seats as compared to its ally JD(U)’s 43 in the 243-member House
• In the midst of campaigning for the BJP candidates for the upcoming Bihar polls across his home turf, Jaiswal, 59, speaks to The Indian Express on various issues related to the polls, including migration and whether Nitish Kumar will continue to be the CM should the NDA return to power
• Excerpts: * The migration issue seems to have become key to this election