New Delhi: In a bid to woo the minority community for the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections 2015, Union Minister Ram Vilas Paswan on Saturday said he wants a Muslim Chief Minister for the state but is quiet because of coalition compulsion.
"In my heart, I wanted a Muslim CM. But now with BJP, I am quiet because it's a coalition. I haven't mellowed down. I am just bound by ethics of being in coalition. Everyone promotes their family members. I’ll also do so," Paswan said.
"I don't align with party in power, in fact whichever party I allign with comes to power. Lalu/Nitish lost in Lok Sabha because I wasn't with them. I believe BJP will give LJP its due in seat sharing," he added.
When asked who has been a better Chief Minister for Bihar - JDU chief Nitish Kumar, RJD supremo Lalu Prasad or Hindustani Avam Morcha president Jitan Ram Manjhi - Paswan refused to answer the question and chose to remain silent.
BJP is in alliance with Ram Vilas Paswan's Lok Janshakti Party, Upendra Khushwaha-led Rashtriya Lok Samata Party and Hindustani Awam Morcha of Jitan Ram Manjhi. BJP leaders are also in touch with rebel RJD MP Rajesh Ranjan alias Pappu Yadav who has launched his own outfit Jan Adhikar Manch.
Bihar is likely to witness a multi-phase election in October-November. The term of the current Assembly ends on November 29.
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