Factionalism deepens in JD(U) amid succession debate and Anand Mohan’s attack
For long, political observers have been deliberating over the future of the Janata Dal (United) after Nitish Kumar.
For long, political observers have been deliberating over the future of the Janata Dal (United) after Nitish Kumar.
JDU President Nitish Kumar has nominated his close aide Shravan Kumar as the leader of the party’s legislative wing. The Assembly Secretariat issued a notification to this effect on Tuesday.
BJP leader Samrat Chaudhary took oath as the 24th Chief Minister of Bihar on Wednesday in a brief and low-profile ceremony held at Lok Bhavan, Patna. Along with him, Bijendra Prasad Yadav and Vijay Kumar Chaudhary from the JD(U) quota were sworn in as Deputy Chief Ministers.
BJP’s Chief Minister-designate Samrat Choudhary has several strengths — his caste background, his administrative abilities, his age, and his closeness to key NDA ally Janata Dal (United)—that together worked in his favour as the party looked for a replacement for Nitish Kumar.
Tyagi, who served as the Chief Spokesperson and General Secretary of the JDU, has been with the party since its merger with the Samata Party on October 30, 2003.
Janata Dal (United) leader K.C. Tyagi speaks to Ananya Dasgupta on the Bihar mandate, Nitish Kumar’s legacy and the road ahead.
Protem Speaker Narendra Narayan Yadav administered the oath to all the MLAs. Chief Minister Nitish Kumar was present in the House during the ceremony.
On Tuesday, Nadda was present at the closed-door meeting in which preparations for the formation of the new government, including the allocation of ministerial portfolios, especially candidates for two key posts—Home Minister and the Speaker, were discussed.
Nitish Kumar is expected to take oath as Chief Minister for the tenth time, along with around 20 ministers from the five NDA allies. The remaining ministers are likely to be inducted during a cabinet expansion after the floor test.
Even as trends indicate a landslide majority for the NDA in the Bihar assembly polls, Uttar Pradesh Deputy Chief Minister and BJP election co-in-charge of Bihar, Keshav Prasad Maurya, Friday, said that this time there will be no jungle raj, no gun-raj, and no hooliganism in Bihar, adding that the people have embraced the model of development.
