<p>Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s JD(U) on Thursday coined a new term, ‘lotus laundry’, to berate the BJP, a former ally it dumped recently over alleged attempts to split the party.</p>.<p>JD(U) national secretary Rajiv Ranjan Prasad came out with the witticism to underscore the BJP choosing to raise or ignore allegations of corruption against politicians with an eye on political convenience.</p>.<p>"It would be better to start calling the BJP lotus laundry,” said Prasad in a statement, referring to the political behemoth's election symbol.</p>.<p>"This laundry is equipped with machines that can wash away taints of corruption," the JD(U) leader said.</p>.<p>He also accused the BJP of practicing "hit and run, heaping allegations on adversaries, but scampering when confronted with questions about the Narendra Modi government's unfulfilled promises".</p>
<p>Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s JD(U) on Thursday coined a new term, ‘lotus laundry’, to berate the BJP, a former ally it dumped recently over alleged attempts to split the party.</p>.<p>JD(U) national secretary Rajiv Ranjan Prasad came out with the witticism to underscore the BJP choosing to raise or ignore allegations of corruption against politicians with an eye on political convenience.</p>.<p>"It would be better to start calling the BJP lotus laundry,” said Prasad in a statement, referring to the political behemoth's election symbol.</p>.<p>"This laundry is equipped with machines that can wash away taints of corruption," the JD(U) leader said.</p>.<p>He also accused the BJP of practicing "hit and run, heaping allegations on adversaries, but scampering when confronted with questions about the Narendra Modi government's unfulfilled promises".</p>