Sudesh in Delhi for talks with BJP, remains adamant over Lohardaga and Chandankiyari

Ranchi: After assuring to declare the first list of party candidates on Monday which will also feature the names for Lohardaga and Chandankiyari seats AJSU supremo Sudesh Kumar Mahto has left for New Delhi to hold talks with BJP president Amit Shah to finalise the deal on seat sharing in the state.

Addressing a press conference at the party headquarters after the end of the parliamentary board meeting of the party he said that by late night an agreement is likely to be reached between the BJP and AJSU as in the morning he has spoken with state BJP chief and once again he has been called to New Delhi where things will be finalised.

He said that the party has submitted a list of the seats on which it is standing strong. He said that initially it had claimed 26 seats which was later reduced to 19. Mahto said that apart from seat sharing talks will also be held on other issues related to the state.

To a query he said that Lohardaga and Chandankiyari are in the first list of seats of the party where all preparations have been done. When asked over the formula of 2014 he said that at that time it was important to give political stability to the state, therefore, the party had made sacrifice but things have changed now.

He said that the party is not only in talks with the BJP over seat sharing but is also raising the local issues and his party has been more vocal than the opposition therefore on a broader perspective discussions are being held with the BJP so that decision on the issues related to the people can be taken.

Mahto claimed that many big faces from the various other parties who are angry are knocking its doors and said that there are many faces who want to contest the polls. He said that the party wants to emerge as a big political power and was working to achieve its goal.