Nitish Kumar To Swap Alliances Once more? Might Share Stage With PM Narendra Modi In Bihar
New Delhi:
Nitish Kumar, who sources say is on his means out of the Opposition and about to companion the BJP — could be part of Prime Minister Narendra Modi at his rally in Bihar subsequent month.
PM Modi will likely be kicking off the BJP marketing campaign in Bihar with a mega rally in Bettiah on January 13. Sources mentioned Nitish Kumar could share stage with him.
Throughout this go to, PM Modi can also be anticipated to inaugurate and lay basis stones for varied initiatives, together with roads and bridges, throughout Bihar, in keeping with get together sources.
Mr Kumar — upset with the INDIA bloc over its tardy ballot preparations and ignored for the publish of the Prime Ministerial candidate — is all set to vary camp once more, sources mentioned.
Hectic conferences are in progress among the many Central and state leaders BJP in Delhi and the Grand Alliance allies in Patna, sources mentioned.
Nitish Kumar, sources mentioned, will resign and stake declare with the assistance of the BJP, Jitan Ram Manjhi and others – very like he did in 2017. After the brand new cupboard is shaped, he would suggest dissolution of the current Home and search new mandate, which can coincide with the overall elections.
The bulk mark within the 243-member Bihar meeting is 122. The RJD has 79 seats. Mr Kumar can kind authorities with 82 seats of the BJP and 45 of his Janata Dal United. Lalu Yadav’s Rashtriya Janata Dal has 79 seats.
For Mr Kumar, 72, this could be the fifth change of camp. Since 2013, he has been swinging between the NDA and the Mahagathbandhan, all of the whereas maintaining his job within the state intact.
He switched sides final in 2022, simply three years after he had walked out of the Grand Alliance and joined the NDA.
