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Politics / The Economic Times
Amid intense seat-sharing talks for the Bihar Assembly election, HAM chief Jitan Ram Manjhi reaffirmed his loyalty to PM Modi and expressed confidence in an NDA victory. Senior BJP leaders are in Delhi finalizing arrangements, while the INDIA bloc, including RJD and Congress, prepares to contest. Prashant Kishor's Jan Suraaj party also enters the fray.
Manipur BJP legislators met central leaders in Delhi and were assured that President's Rule, in effect for eight months, will not be extended. The delegation, including former CM N. Biren Singh, briefed the BJP leadership on the state's political and security situation, pressing for the restoration of an elected government.
Kashmiri leader Mirwaiz Umar Farooq appealed to Prime Minister Modi and Home Minister Shah to release jailed Kashmiri leaders, including Shabir Shah, Asiya Andrabi, Engineer Rashid, and Mehraj Malik, on humanitarian grounds. He stated that such a move would foster goodwill among the people of Kashmir, highlighting the prolonged suffering of many imprisoned for dissenting views.