Bihar politics heats up after CM Nitish Kumar’s rumoured Rajya Sabha move
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has sparked speculation about a possible move to the Rajya Sabha, potentially stepping down from his post.
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar has sparked speculation about a possible move to the Rajya Sabha, potentially stepping down from his post.
JD(U) has distanced itself from KC Tyagi’s demand for Bharat Ratna for Nitish Kumar, saying the remarks were personal and that no party decision has been taken yet.
Nitish Kumar on Thursday took oath as Bihar Chief Minister for the 10th time, extending his nearly two-decade tenure and entering the list of India’s longest-serving Chief Ministers. At 74, the JD(U) leader continues to shape Bihar’s political landscape.
Bihar Governor Arif Mohammed Khan administered the oath of office and secrecy to Nitish Kumar who took the oath on the Constitution of India.
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s ongoing Pragati Yatra was disrupted on Monday as a group of students protesting over alleged paper leak and irregularities in the 70th Combined Competitive Exams (Preliminary) conducted by the BPSC tried to stop his cavalcade in Samastipur.
According to party sources, the meeting also focused on strategies for effectively communicating the achievements and initiatives of the NDA government in Bihar to the public.
Once a blue-eyed boy of the Bihar chief minister, he is so “harsh and blunt” about him at a public meeting in Nalanda that it’s difficult to imagine that not too long ago he was his mentor.
However, the man of the moment, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, is indisposed. He had to cancel his trip to Chennai to invite his counterpart MK Stalin at the last minute.
The Bihar chief minister said, “Woh (ex-CM Jiten Manjhi) BJP waalon se milte rahte the. Theek hua hamse alag ho gaye.” (He (Manjhi) was constantly in touch with BJP leaders. It’s good that he left).
The leader of the saffron party also attacked Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, saying his mental health resembles that of a character in film.
