Despite getting JD(U) chief Nitish Kumar to NDA camp, BJP keeps its focus on wooing OBC, EBC groups

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In Bihar, BJP is focusing on expanding its support base among OBC and EBC. Recent moves like picking Nand Kishore Yadav as assembly speaker and fielding Dharamsheela Gupta and Bhim Singh for Rajya Sabha elections show BJP's focus on EBC group and its efforts to lessen dependence on Nitish.

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Nitish Kumar wins floor test with 129 votes; Tejashwi Yadav slams BJP-JDU govt | Oneindia News
In a dramatic turn of events, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has emerged victorious in a trust vote held in the state assembly earlier on Monday. Just moments before the crucial vote of confidence, the Opposition led by the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) walked out of the assembly. Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, who heads the Janata Dal (United), accused Tejashwi Yadav's party of corruption, alleging they were involved in money-making activities. #NitishKumar #TejashwiYadav #BiharFloorTest #NDA #RashtriyaJanataDal #BJP #NitishKumarFloorTest #Bihar #LaluPrasadYadav #RabriDevi #BiharPolitics #NarendraModibiharfloortest ~PR.151~ED.103~GR.121~HT.96~

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Bharatiya Janata Party

Indian political party
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Term for socially or educationally disadvantaged group of people in India
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State in eastern India
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Upper house of the Parliament of India
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