JD(U) MLA Sudhanshu Shekhar filed an FIR claiming that he was offered Rs 5 crores by the party's colleague for switching over to the RJD-led 'Mahagathbandhan' ahead of the trust vote.
There are reports that Mahesh, the BSP MLA, is all set to join the BJP after the trust vote citing lack of funds for his constituency’s development in the present Congress-JDS government.
There are at least five contenders for the Prime Minister's post in Opposition, Shiva Sena said mocking Chandrababu Naidu's effort to form an opposition alliance
Targetting the Congress party, Mayawati had asked not to mislead people and stated that her party is having no alliance with Congress for the upcoming Lok Sabha election, a day after the Congress had left seven seats for the leaders of the SP, BSP, and RLD, who are part of Mahagathbandhan in Uttar Pradesh.
The Samajwadi Party led by Akhilesh Yadav, Mayawati's Bahujan Samajwadi Party (BSP) and Ajit Singh led Rashtriya Lok Dal (RLD) had joined together to take on the incumbent NDA, which had secured 73 seats in the 2014 Lok Sabha elections.