Patna, Nov 17 || Union Minister and Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM) chief Jitan Ram Manjhi clarified that his party has never exerted pressure for ministerial berths and always respects the decisions taken by the alliance leadership.
Manjhi said that, like before, HAM did not place any demand for ministerial posts this time.
“We only discussed MLA seats during the seat-sharing negotiation. There was some discomfort regarding this, but it was resolved. Now, the ministerial position is a subject that lies with the party in charge, so I will not comment on it publicly,” he told reporters in Patna.
Commenting on media reports about the likely distribution of portfolios in the new Nitish Kumar government, Manjhi said, “We have heard through various media organizations that 16 ministerial berths will go to the BJP, 15 to the JD(U), three to LJP-RV, and one each to HAM and the RLM in the upcoming government. However, we have not received any official communication about this.”