Jharkhand election: AJSU chief Sudesh Mahato indicates openness to post-poll alliance with any party

The AJSU Party, an erstwhile ally of the BJP in Jharkhand, indicated on Sunday that it is open to post-poll alliance with any party that fulfils its agenda of better and inclusive governance.

For the AJSU Party, its mission of "abki baar, gaon ki sarkar" to make villages an intrinsic part of the governance delivery system is supreme, its chief Sudesh Mahato said.

Hitting out at the BJP and the Congress, he alleged that both the national parties were "same" and ignored the state.

"I don't want to make government of any party or individual. I want the government of the people of Jharkhand which works for overall development of the people.... For me, the Congress and the BJP are same," Mahato said when asked about whom his party would support if the polls throw up a fractured mandate.

"For us, our agenda of "abki baar, gaon ki sarkar" is most important. It focuses on governance, delivery system and making villages an intrinsic part of it. We want to fulfil Mahatma Gandhi's dream of ...