Nitish hopes BJP will come up with seat-sharing proposal

Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday declined to divulge the “many things” he discussed with BJP chief Amit Shah during the two meetings they had in Patna, but said he expected the BJP to come out with a seat-sharing formula acceptable to all NDA constituents within weeks.
He also refused to wade into the controversy triggered by Rahul Gandhi’s reported remark that Congress is “a Muslim party”.
Gandhi’s comment has invited sharp reactions from Prime Minister Narendra Modi and several other BJP leaders. “I cannot comment on what people in other parties say,” Kumar said when asked about Gandhi’s remark published by an Urdu daily. He hopes that the NDA would be able to find a formula to share seats soon. His optimism about amicably solving the issue came after he and Shah had two rounds of meeting on May 12 in Patna. (PTI)