JD(U) National Council meet on June 21, Nitish’s consultations with top leaders spark buzz
Ahead of the meeting, former chief minister Nitish Kumar has been holding a series of one-on-one meetings with his close associates and senior JD(U) leaders.
Ahead of the meeting, former chief minister Nitish Kumar has been holding a series of one-on-one meetings with his close associates and senior JD(U) leaders.
Prashant Kishor accused Nitish Kumar of political missteps and announced a door-to-door Jan Suraaj campaign to challenge the BJP in Bankipur.
CPI(ML) General Secretary Dipankar Bhattacharya said on Saturday that the BJP has not only removed Nitish Kumar from power but has also overturned his entire political discourse and model of governance.
For long, political observers have been deliberating over the future of the Janata Dal (United) after Nitish Kumar.
Nishant Kumar formally entered Bihar’s administrative frontline after taking charge as Health Minister amid the NDA government’s large-scale cabinet expansion in Patna.
Between October 23 and November 3, Modi will address a series of 12 rallies spanning key districts including Patna, Muzaffarpur, Gaya, Bhagalpur, Samastipur, East and West Champaran, Saharsa, and Araria, often holding up to three rallies a day.
BJP leaders Amit Shah and Nitin Gadkari, along with Nitish Kumar’s confidant Rajiv Ranjan alias Lalan Singh, said in separate media interactions that the issue of chief ministership would be decided by the NDA legislature party after the elections.
Making these remarks, Tejashwi stressed on the surnames of the three leaders, who come from the upper castes.
Following the NDA's announcement of its seat-sharing pact, some reports suggested that Nitish was not happy with the arrangement.
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.
