Chirag Paswan urged voters not to waste their votes on any JD (U) candidate (Archive)
Nitish Kumar’s statement at a rally that Bihar’s choice is the last, later clarified by his aides, did not go without scathing comments from his opposition rival Tejashwi Yadav and his former ally turned top critic Chirag Paswan.
“Today is the last day (of campaigning for the final phase of the election). The next day, this election will end and this is my last election. Ant bhala a sab bhala (It’s okay that ends well), “Nitish Kumar said while campaigning in Bihar’s Purnea for the state elections that end on Saturday.
Amid furious retirement rumors, sources close to the five-time prime minister clarified that he was referring to “the last electoral meeting of this election.”
His critics do not accept it.
RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav, the main opposition ministerial candidate, commented that he was right about Nitish Kumar all along.
“Nitish-Hee He refused to acknowledge the aspirations and expectations of the people of Bihar or even the basic reality. I have said since the beginning of this campaign that he is tired. Today, before the last phase of the vote, he has accepted defeat and confirmed what he had been saying when announcing his retirement from politics, ”Tejashwi Yadav tweeted.
Lok Janshakti Party chief Chirag Paswan took advantage of the Chief Minister’s comments to ask people not to waste their votes on any candidate for the ruling Janata Dal United.
“Sahab says this is his last pick. He declined to account for his last five years and has already stated that he has no intention of doing so next time. Do not choose a person who will not come to you tomorrow to receive blessings. There will not be sahab or JDU in the next elections. So who will you question? ”Paswan tweeted.
After 15 years in power, Nitish Kumar, 69, faces a difficult re-election. In addition to the signs of anti-incumbency, the Chief Minister is facing multiple rivals, including Chirag Paswan, who was his ally until he declared a solo campaign with the sole agenda of overthrowing Nitish Kumar. Chirag Paswan has maintained throughout his campaign that he remains with Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the BJP and that he will work towards a coalition government without Nitish Kumar.
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