New Delhi:
Nitish Kumar will be sworn in as Chief Minister of Bihar for a seventh time tomorrow with support from the BJP, his on-again-off-again ally, sources told NDTV, as the churn in the state’s political landscape spins to a conclusion.
The BJP will get two Deputy Chief Minister berths for backing Mr Kumar – the same deal it got after the 2020 election.
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There is “no sign” of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, a key figure in the Opposition alliance returning to the NDA, Akhilesh Yadav, the Samajwadi Party chief and a partner of the INDIA bloc, said, reported ANI.
Speaking to reporters, Mr Yadav expressed his hope that Nitish Kumar will strengthen the INDIA bloc, formed to take on the BJP-led central government in the upcoming general elections.
“There is no such sign. We hope that Nitish Kumar will not go to NDA. He will strengthen the INDIA alliance,” Mr Yadav said.
BJP leader Murari Mohan Jha on Friday said that the development of the state will take the pace if the JD(U) chief join hands with his former ally. Taking a swipe at the ruling grand alliance of the state, Mr Jha questioned the law and order situation in Bihar, reported news agency ANI.
“Definitely, this will lead to the development of Bihar. Whenever the NDA government came to power in the state, development was seen. During the present government of the alliance (RJD-JDU), there is no district which has been left behind in crime…” he said.
Amid the uncertainty in the political corridors of Bihar over the possible alliance of Janata Dal-United (JDU) and the BJP, as speculations are on the rise that Chief Minister Nitish Kumar could cross over to the NDA again, RJD leader Shivanand Tiwari said on Friday that it ‘surprises’ him how one’s conscience allows one to go back to the place where one was reportedly ‘insulted’, reported news agency ANI.
“We have seen what kind of language was used by the Bihar BJP chief for Nitish Kumar in the past. It surprises me how one’s conscience allows one to go back there,” Mr Tiwari said.
“Nothing is clear as yet. Let us wait for the details on why he (Nitish Kumar) went to the Raj Bhavan,” the RJD veteran added. “I have sought time from the Chief Minister for today. He even said that he would call me,” he said.
Bihar BJP’s State Executive Meeting On January 27, January 28 Amid Nitish Kumar’s Flip-Flop
The state executive meeting of Bihar BJP will be held tomorrow and the day after, sources said. The party’s Bihar in-charge Vinod Tawde will go to Patna tomorrow, they added.
“Hope Nitish Kumar Won’t Go To NDA”: Akhilesh Yadav
Nitish Kumar will strengthen the INDIA bloc, Samajwadi Party chief Akhilesh Yadav said. “We hope that Nitish Kumar will not go to NDA. He will strengthen the INDIA bloc,” Mr Yadav said when asked if Nitish Kumar will join the NDA, reported news agency ANI.
Amid uncertainty in political corridors of Bihar over possible alliance of JD(U) and BJP as speculations are on the rise that Nitish Kumar could cross over to NDA again, RJD MP Manoj Jha has ‘requested’ him to clear the confusion about his stand.
Amid the political turmoil in Bihar after RJD patriarch Lalu Prasad Yadav’s daughter, Rohini Acharya, took a swipe at Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, JD(U) leader KC Tyagi on Thursday clarified that all was fine with the INDIA bloc.
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, after parting ways with the BJP in 2022, took on the initiative of coralling all opposition forces to jointly take on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the ruling party in the national election.
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar set the cat among the pigeons Thursday – first snubbing an invitation to join Rahul Gandhi’s ‘Bharat Jodo Nyay Yatra’, and then leaving the Congress-led INDIA bloc on edge by reaching out to the BJP.
Amid uncertainty in Bihar, former LJP president Chirag Paswan today disclosed that he was “in constant touch with the top BJP leadership” but termed as “hypothetical” the question whether Nitish Kumar would be acceptable to him as NDA partner.
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday arrived at the Raj Bhavan in Patna to attend Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar’s ‘At Home’ reception event in Patna.
Tejashwi Yadav In Huddle With Close Aides In Patna Amid Turmoil
Bihar Deputy Chief Minister and RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav has called a meeting of his close aides at his official residence in Patna. The meeting is currently underway.
Nitish Kumar will be sworn in as Chief Minister of Bihar for a seventh time on Sunday with support from the Bharatiya Janata Party, his on-again-off-again ally, sources told NDTV Friday afternoon.
