Patna, Feb. 27: All is not well in the Jitan Ram Manjhi camp. A day before its maiden show of strength, the house is divided on its future strategy.

A section of the Manjhi camp is in favour of going with the BJP. Another wants to be with the RJD. But Manjhi himself stands for charting an independent course.

The fissures in the Manjhi camps surfaced on the eve of its show of strength at Garib Swabhiman Karyakarta Sammelan (conclave for the pride of poor people) at SK Memorial Hall tomorrow. The former chief minister is expected to share his alleged torturous experience with the poor while working for their cause.

Insiders in the Manjhi camp claimed that cracks was not good for the strategy being formulated by Manjhi to expose Nitish to the people of the state. 'Differences of opinion has surfaced in our camp. One section wants to go with the BJP and another wants to side with the RJD. They have their own logic to support their stand. One section thinks that going with the BJP would be better for long term, and sooner or later they would be able to make their mark on national politic,' said a senior leader of the Manjhi camp.

On the logic of the section keen to be with the RJD, the leader said: 'They think the RJD still holds its vote share of Yadavs (14-16 per cent) and Muslims (17 per cent), and Dalits-Mahadalits (16 per cent) would automatically give their vote to Manjhi having sympathy with him. If you add the vote share of the four castes, it would come to around 50 per cent. This camp is sure that the RJD will not stick to the JDU for long.'

Manjhi, on the other hand, is stuck to his own stand and has decided to go on his own course. According to an insider, the former chief minister has chalked out a detailed programme for the days ahead.

He would address some rallies next month. The first would be at Muzaffarpur on March 16, followed by another on March 17 at Khagaria. 'His journey will culminate in a rally on April 14, the birth anniversary of Babasaheb Bhimrao Ambedkar, in which we will announce the formation of a new party,' the insider said.

The Manjhi camp comprises eight senior leaders - Brishen Patel, Samrat Chaudhary, Mahachandra Prasad Singh, Narendra Singh, Vinay Bihari, Nitish Mishra, Bhim Singh and Shahid Ali Khan. But there is a haze on who is supporting which strategy - going with the BJP or the RJD or launching an independent outfit.

JDU MLC and spokesperson Neeraj Kumar took a dig at Manjhi over the differences in his camp. 'Differences in Manjhi's camp is natural because the kind of people supporting him have never thought beyond themselves and their family. I think Manjhi should better go with the BJP as the party had decided to support Manjhi on floor test.'

Despite the differences in his camp, Manjhi appeared stronger when Bihar State Lawyers' Association today felicitated him for his bold decisions at a function organised on the premises of the civil court. While addressing the advocates, Manjhi attacked Nitish and said he had become restless to become the chief minister. Manjhi asserted that he would go to the people to reveal Nitish's real face.

The camp of the former chief minister consists of 12 rebel MLAs of the JDU. They would be visible at tomorrow's conclave scheduled to start at 11am.