Patna: Former Union minister Mohammad Ali Ashraf Fatmi on Monday decided to withdraw his nominations from Madhubani seat.
Speaking on the issue, Mr Fatmi said that he had filed his nominations as a BSP candidate, but decided not to contest from the seat in order to stop splitting of votes in the constituency.
“My sole aim is to defeat the BJP. I took the decision to stop vote-split in the constituency. But I am still unhappy with the way my party treated me when I demanded ticket to contest from Madhubani seat,” Mr Fatmi said.
Mr Fatmi, once considered close to Lalu Yadav, had decided to quit the RJD and contest as BSP candidate after Tejashwi Yadav recently rejected his demands for a ticket from Madhubani seat.
“The RJD today dropped those who worked hard for the party and gave tickets to leaders who have conspired against Lalu Yadav,” Mr Fatmi said.
He claimed that veteran leader Sharad Yadav, contesting on an RJD ticket, conspired to trap Lalu Yadav in the fodder scam case in 1997.
