Owaisi says ready to support Nitish govt, but has one condition

His party won five seats in the Bihar Assembly elections.

AIMIM chief Asaduddin Owaisi said he was open to supporting the Nitish Kumar-led Bihar government as long as the long-ignored Seemanchal region gets its due.

Addressing a gathering in Amour, Owaisi, whose party won five seats in the Bihar Assembly elections, stressed that development should go beyond Patna and Rajgir.

"We are ready to extend our support to Nitish Kumar's government, but the Seemanchal region must get justice," Owaisi said.

"For how long will everything be centred around Patna and Rajgir? Seemanchal continues to suffer from river erosion, large-scale migration and rampant corruption. The government must address these issues," the AIMIM chief emphasized.

Seemanchal, in Bihar’s northeastern belt, has a high Musl