New Delhi, March 13: Jitan Ram Manjhi is eyeing to field candidates in at least 125 Assembly seats in Bihar and win enough to be in a bargaining position after the elections to join hands with anyone - the BJP, RJD or the Congress.

Manjhi, who was in Delhi today, said he hopes to have his party in place by April 20 and then focus on going alone. He said his focus now was on 125 seats but that could enlarge and the newly formed party might contest all the 243 Assembly seats in Bihar.

'We shall not have any pre-poll alliance. Post-poll, we shall be open for an alliance with the BJP, RJD and even the Congress,' Manjhi said. He, however, ruled out the possibility of going with the JDU.

<>In Delhi, The BJP president had left by the time Manjhi reached. The Speaker is biased. chief minister Nitish, Manjhi is ready to re-join him but placed a condition for it. 'If Nitish implements all the 33 cabinet decisions taken during my time, I shall join him,' Manjhi said.