The NDA had announced Nitish Kumar as its main ministerial candidate before the elections (Archive)
New Delhi:
The partners of the National Democratic Alliance will meet on Sunday to decide who will be the next Chief Minister of Bihar, Janata Dal United leader Nitish Kumar said on Friday.
“The party meeting of the legislature will take place on Sunday, November 15 at 12:30 p.m. Things will be discussed in detail and all decisions will be made at that time. Whatever is decided will be reported to everyone after that meeting, “Kumar told reporters. .
Bihar BJP chief Sanjay Jaiswal also called a meeting of party lawmakers hours before the alliance meeting.
In the recently concluded Bihar elections, Nitish Kumar’s JDU managed to win just 43 seats, awarding senior partner status to the BJP, which won 74. The combined NDA won 125 seats, three more than the majority mark in The 243 -Mount Bihar strong.
The RJD, led by Tejashwi Yadav, 31, emerged as the largest party with 75 seats. The opposition alliance won 110 seats.
On Thursday, Kumar said the alliance will make the decision on who will be the next Chief Minister, indicating that the matter is still being discussed despite assurances from the BJP that he will keep the post.
The NDA had announced Nitish Kumar as its top ministerial candidate before the assembly election. However, critics say, the BJP tacitly supported ally-turned-rival Chirag Paswan, who ran candidates against Kumar’s party but pardoned the BJP, to undermine its influence within the alliance.
Paswan’s party was only able to win one seat in the elections, but with more than 5 percent of the vote, it seriously harmed Kumar’s JDU.
The BJP, which has been denying the post, says the election was held with Kumar as the main ministerial face of the alliance and that he will retain his post.
On Thursday, Tejashwi Yadav attacked Kumar, saying that his RJD party was the winner of the elections, as Prime Minister and Prime Minister Narendra Modi could not prevent it from becoming the largest party.
“See where Nitish Kumar’s shine has gone. He has been pushed into third position. This is a mandate for change. Nitish Kumar is sitting in the Chief Minister’s chair, but we are in the hearts of the people,” he said. .
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