Nitish Kumar’s JDU party won 43 seats in Bihar elections (archive)
New Delhi:
Bihar’s chief minister Nitish Kumar has clarified his recent comment on the “last elections”, saying that he will not retire in the near future and that his comment was misinterpreted.
“I did not talk about retirement … I always say the same thing at the last rally of each election that”ant bhala a sab bhala ‘‘(everything that is good ends well). If you listen to the speech back and forth, everything will be clear, “he was quoted by the ANI news agency.
Mr. Kumar, while campaigning for a candidate from Janata Dal United in Purnia of Bihar earlier this month, said: “This is the last day of elections. The day after these elections will end and this is my last election. Ant bhala a sab bhala (All’s well That ends well).”
Kumar’s ally-turned-rival, the Rashtriya Janata Dal or RJD, had responded to the announcement with skepticism. The party shared an old clip of the Prime Minister announcing the BJP “Rahein ya mitti mein thousand jayenge, aap logon ke saath koi samjhauta nahin hoga (survive or not, a partnership with you is out of the question). That chapter is closed. “
Shortly after delivering that speech, Kumar, in 2017, left Lalu Yadav’s party and joined the National Democratic Alliance.
“Look at his dialogue! Have you seen a man with less morals and principles?” Yadav tweeted earlier this month, in response to Kumar’s comment that many critics said it was an electoral stunt.
Meanwhile, the change in Nitish Kumar’s loyalty has not paid off. In the Bihar assembly election, he granted the status of senior partner in the alliance to the BJP, as his party was only able to win 43 seats against 74 won by the group led by JP Nadda.
The RJD, led by 31-year-old Tejashwi Yadav, in the absence of his father, emerged as the largest party with 75 seats.
On Thursday, Kumar said the NDA will make the decision on who will be the next Chief Minister, stating that the matter will be reviewed despite previous assurances from the BJP that he would keep the post.
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