Ranchi, June 9 -- Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) leader Manoj Pandey on Tuesday lashed out at the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) for its decision to support independent candidate Parimal Nathwani in the upcoming Rajya Sabha elections, claiming the move exposes the saffron party's "failure" to find a suitable candidate from its own ranks.

Speaking to ANI, Pandey alleged that the BJP's backing of Nathwani, who is also a prominent industrialist, is proof that the party could not find a strong candidate for the seat.

"The BJP has not supported an independent; rather, they have supported a capitalist. The BJP made all sorts of claims that they would definitely field a candidate, contest the election, and win, but ultimately, they couldn't find a...