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.
The buzz is that along with key Cabinet posts, LJP’s Chirag Pawan is also negotiating for one deputy chief minister and sources indicate that there is also considerable pressure on the BJP to select those who will man the post from its side. In the outgoing councils of ministers, Samrat Choudhary and Vijay Kumar Sinha were BJP's two deputies to JD(U)’s Nitish Kumar.
While social media has erupted over the video amid earlier widespread allegations with regard to the SIR exercise in Bihar ahead of the polls, the Patna district administration has denied any wrongdoing on the part of the MP or election staff deployed on duty during the first phase of the election.
The party’s state unit chief, Raju Tiwary, is fielded from Govindganj in East Champaran, while senior leader Hulas Pandey has been fielded from Brahampur in Buxar district.
Many Muslims leaders have criticised this decision of the INDIA Alliance on social media, demanding representation proportional to their population.
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar launched the NDA’s election campaign from Minapur, Muzaffarpur, on Tuesday, reminding people of the progress in employment, education, roads, and healthcare during his 20 years rule.
Meanwhile, speculation intensified after RJD’s de facto chief Tejashwi Yadav returned from Delhi without meeting Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, fuelling rumours that Nitish Kumar might switch sides again.
Accusing the government of nepotism, Leader of the Opposition in Bihar Assembly Tejashwi Yadav said that the NDA has become “National Damaad Ayog”.
Chief Whip and Bihar in-charge Arun Bharti said that the time has come when youth should lead Bihar and transform it into a fully-developed state under the guidance of PM Narendra Modi.
