NItish Kumar mentioned, ”By no means now. We’ll stay right here (within the NDA)”.
New Delhi:
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar met Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Wednesday in what was their first assembly after the Janata Dal (United) president dumped the Opposition INDIA bloc and joined the BJP-led Nationwide Democratic Alliance (NDA) final month and reiterated that he is not going to go away it once more.
Following his assembly with PM Modi, Mr Kumar met Dwelling Minister Amit Shah and BJP president JP Nadda and is believed to have mentioned a number of governance and political points associated to Bihar.
Briefly remarks to reporters later, the JD(U) chief recalled his affiliation with the BJP since 1995, earlier than he broke ties in 2013, and mentioned he might need left it twice however won’t ever do it now.
”By no means now. We’ll stay right here (within the NDA),” he mentioned.
The conferences got here 5 days forward of the Nitish Kumar authorities dealing with a belief vote within the Meeting on February 12.
Mr Kumar had taken oath with eight ministers, three every from the BJP and the JD(U), and an growth of the council of ministers is on the playing cards.
Each events need to take care of a variety of tough political points forward of the Lok Sabha election, together with the distribution of parliamentary seats for contesting election amongst them and their smaller allies.
The BJP and the JD(U) contested 17 seats every in Bihar through the 2019 Lok Sabha polls whereas the Lok Janshakti Celebration, now cut up into two factions, contested on six. Now, the NDA additionally contains former Bihar Chief Minister Jitan Ram Manjhi and former Union minister Upendra Kushwaha.
There may be additionally a view that Mr Kumar desires the Bihar Meeting dissolved in order that its election could possibly be held together with the Lok Sabha polls anticipated in April-Could however the BJP, which has far more power than the JD(U) within the Home, is perhaps chilly to the concept, sources mentioned.
Requested concerning the seat-sharing situation, Mr Kumar performed it down, saying BJP leaders know it.
Six Rajya Sabha seats in Bihar are falling vacant, for which elections can be held on February 27.
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