JAN-26, On Friday, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar attended Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar’s Republic Day high tea event. He reacted to his deputy Tejashwi Yadav’s absence. “Joh nahi aaye unse puchiye (ask those who did not come),”.
The remarks came amid reports that Mr. Kumar is planning to quit the Mahagathbandhan and join the BJP-led NDA. Nitish Kumar rejoining the Bharatiya Janata Party-led NDA amid reports of dissatisfaction with the current ‘Mahagathbandhan’ (which includes the Congress, RJD and three other Left parties supporting the government) Speculation that it is.
These rumors first surfaced on Thursday when RJD leader Lalu Yadav and Rohini Acharya, the RJD leader’s daughter, wrote in a post on “As we change, we will change our ideology,” he announced.
Adding fuel to the rumors, both the JD(U) and RJD held separate meetings on Thursday night to discuss the development with top party leaders.
Moreover, Bharatiya Janata Party leader Sushil Modi said on Friday that the saffron party has never “completely closed its doors” to Nitish. “As far as Kumar and the JD (U) are concerned, the door of politics will never be closed forever. “The closed door will open when the time comes, but it is the central leadership’s decision whether to open it or not,” said the Bharatiya Janata Party leader.