I will be the kingmaker: Humayun Kabir vows to back BJP over TMC in Bengal
India Today
Humayun Kabir launched his party after being expelled from the Trinamool amid a major controversy over his vow to construct a Babri Masjid in Murshidabad's Beldanga.
Humayun Kabir, founder of the newly formed Janta Unnayan Party (JUP), has declared that he intends to play "kingmaker" in the upcoming West Bengal Assembly elections and is prepared to back the BJP if it helps keep the Trinamool Congress (TMC) out of power.
Kabir launched his party after being expelled from the Trinamool amid a major controversy over his vow to construct a Babri Masjid in Murshidabad’s Beldanga.
Now positioning himself as a decisive post-poll player, Kabir said his primary objective is to remove the ruling Trinamool government, even if it requires unconventional alliances.
"I will be a kingmaker. I will make a government," Kabir asserted, predicting a fractured mandate in the state.
He said the next Assembly election is likely to produce a hung verdict. "If there is a 'tishanku (hung Assembly)' situation, someone has to form a government. The government should be formed," he said.
Clarifying his stand on possible alliances, Kabir maintained that he would not formally invite the BJP but is open to outside support arrangements.
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