India, Sept. 15 -- Union minister Jitan Ram Manjhi on Sunday asserted that the upcoming assembly polls in Bihar presented his Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM) with a "do or die" situation.
Talking to reporters in his Lok Sabha constituency of Gaya, Manjhi disclosed that he felt "humiliated" over "recognised party" status eluding HAM even after a decade of inception. "To get the status, my party needs to win at least eight seats in the Vidhan Sabha. Or, we should poll six per cent of the total votes", said the 80-year-old leader.
"We can achieve the goal in two ways. We may contest at least 15 seats as an NDA constituent and, even with a strike rate of not more than 50 per cent, win the requisite number. The other way is to field candidates in...