PATNA: Former chief minister Jitan Ram Manjhi met PM Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Thursday, fuelling fresh speculations about a possible BJP alignment with the Mahadalit leader who is ready to join hands with anyone to stall Nitish's comeback to power after the state assembly election due in September-October this year. Manjhi, however, kept his cards close to his chest after meeting the PM which he termed as "pre-scheduled". The former CM said he congratulated PM Modi on completing one year in office and raised the Bihar farmers' problems, demanding CBI probe into the alleged irregularities in paddy procurement. He also sought PM's intervention in solving the problems of farmers who were committing suicide in Bihar."The Prime Minister assured me that he will look into these issues," Manjhi said after his meeting with Modi. Manjhi, however, denied any political discussion with PM, but did not rule out the possibility of "BJP offer" to be discussed at his Hindustani Awam Morcha (HAM) core committee meeting.Asked about BJP president Amit Shah hinting at such offer, Manjhi said he was yet to be approached but reiterated that he would leave no stone unturned to ensure the defeat of Nitish who had installed him as CM after suffering humiliating defeat in the Lok Sabha polls. Later, Nitish got the Mahadalit leader removed from the CM's post.Manjhi had launched his own outfit Hindustani Awam Morcha, after his unceremonious exit from the post of CM and JD(U).Manjhi is considered a key player in tilting the balance in anyone's favour in over 50 out of 243 assembly constituencies, so BJP and RJD chief Lalu want the Mahadalit leader to be on their sides.Sources close to Manjhi told TOI that the former CM was willing to join hands with Lalu and also sent him a feeler. The RJD chief is also keen to reciprocate when he categorically said Manjhi should be roped in as the alliance partner in the bigger fight against BJP in state election.Lalu's tweet on Wednesday night, "Alliance is bound to happen, but everyone should be prepared for bigger sacrifice," left enough space for speculation about the political web being weaved around Nitish before RJD reaching any seat-sharing formula with the ruling party without naming any CM candidate. If sources are to be believed, Lalu would leave no escape route for Nitish but to surrender to his terms and conditions with Congress and the possible Left allies on the RJD side.