Nitish Kumar took oath as the chief minister of Bihar for the ninth time on Sunday and said he is back to where he was before. In 2020, Kumar was with the NDA alliance that was voted to power in the state. In 2022, he walked out and became the chief minister of the JD(U)-RJD Mahagathbandhan. In less than two years, he has now gone back to the NDA.
Nitesh Kumar’s Switch Big Blow To Lalu Prasad
Nitish Kumar’s switch is a big blow to Lalu Prasad and his RJD. But former deputy chief minister Tejashwi Yadav took the blow in his stride, saying that the game is not yet over in Bihar. JD(U) will be finished in 2024, Tejashwi said, calling Nitish Kumar a ‘tired chief minister’.
BJP President’s Welcomes Nitish
BJP president JP Nadda said Nitish’s coming back to the NDA fold is a matter of happiness. The people of Bihar in 2020 gave the mandate to the NDA and Nitish Kumar is NDA’s natural ally, Nadda said adding that the NDA will sweep Lok Sabha polls in Bihar.
PM Modi Congratulates Nitish Kumar
Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Sunday congratulated the new BJP-led NDA government in Bihar shortly after Nitish Kumar took oath as the chief minister for the ninth time. Expressing confidence in the new government, Modi said that it would “leave no stone unturned for the development of the state”.
Earlier in the day, Nitish said things were not working well for him in the ‘Mahagathbandhan’ and the INDIA bloc.