However, political observers believe that Nitish’s path will not be easy in 2026, as whispers within political circles are growing louder that the BJP wants him to vacate the chief minister’s chair for a leader from the saffron party.
This was a direct fallout of Chakravarty’s recent post on ‘X’, in which he punctured the MK Stalin-led DMK government's claims about Tamil Nadu's financial health.
Along with key JD(U) leaders, LJP (Ram Vilas) President Chirag Paswan also met Nitish Kumar and discussed the outline of the future alliance.
