Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar Will Remain Silent About Matters in NDA, Hinting at an End to Speculations on Future Turns.
Patna: Nitish Kumar, Bihar's CM Eyeing a Fifth Term, Affirms Loyalty to NDA
In a bold affirmation, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, aiming for his fifth consecutive term in office, declared that he will "stick around" while addressing the inauguration of Khelo India Youth Games. The event brings together thousands of young athletes nationwide.
With an informal, straightforward tone, the JD(U) boss, Bihar's longest-serving CM, expressed his intentions, "I ain't goin' nowhere. My party put me through my paces a few times before, but it's a done deal this time. It was old Atal Bihari Vajpayee who made me what I am today."
Kumar's political career has seen numerous alliance changes, notably spending over two decades in the BJP's NDA. Despite ending his alliance in 2013, citing dissatisfaction with Narendra Modi, he managed to regain his power, thanks to a short-lived alliance with Lalu Prasad, the RJD president, his archrival, whom he later dropped in 2017 to rejoin the NDA.
Following a brief alliance with the RJD-led Mahagathbandhan in 2022, Kumar returned to the NDA last year, leaving the INDIA bloc he had formed to oppose the BJP.
Kumar's political odyssey is characterized by flexibility, often switching alliances to maintain political relevance. It seems his latest Realpolitik move aims to keep the BJP at bay amidst the growing centralizing tendencies they display. Stay tuned for the ever-evolving political landscape of Bihar.
- Nitish Kumar, aiming for his fifth term as Bihar's Chief Minister, stated his intentions to remain, acknowledging past changes in alliances within the NDA.
- The JD(U) boss, a long-standing member of the NDA, credits former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee for his political ascent.
- Kumar's political career has been marked by alliance shifts, including a departure from the NDA in 2013 and a subsequent return in 2021, after a brief alliance with the RJD-led Mahagathbandhan.
- The political news in Bihar continues to unfold, with Kumar's recent moves in policy-and-legislation and war-and-conflicts suggesting a strategic stance to counter the Central Government's centralizing tendencies.
- Despite migration and conflicts influencing Bihar's political landscape, the general news sees the resilience of parties like the JD(U), demonstrating that politics is a game of strategy and adaptation in the state's political arena.
