The results of the Bihar Assembly elections are expected on November 10
New Delhi / Patna:
Nitish Kumar will bow to Tejashwi Yadav, the main ministerial candidate of the opposition alliance, once the results of the Bihar elections are declared on November 10, LJP’s Chirag Paswan said on Thursday, criticizing the Chief Minister for his “lust for power” and his desire to stay in the top post.
“The same Prime Minister with whom you (Nitish Kumar) never tired of arguing or criticizing … today are you happy to share the stage with him and bow down to him while asking for your votes? This shows your lust for power. And the post of prime minister. After November 10, he will bow to Tejashwi Yadav, “Chirag Paswan told ANI news agency.
The comments come as the opposition sharpens its claws ahead of the third and final phase of the vote, which is scheduled for Saturday. The results of the three-phase elections are due Tuesday.
In his comment, Mr. Paswan referred to the ideological contradictions between Nitish Kumar and the BJP government at the center on issues such as the Citizenship Amendment Act (CAA) and Article 370. Nitish Kumar initially opposed the latter before offering his government’s support and, yesterday, he criticized UP Prime Minister Yogi Adityanath’s comments on the CAA.
This is not the first time that Paswan has suggested Nitish Kumar’s JDU may be prepared to break ties with the BJP and actually ally with Lalu Yadav’s RJD, three years after ditching them to rejoin the BJP and NDA. , to stay in power.
On October 28, while Bihar was voting in the first phase, he tweeted: “He (Nitish Kumar) has made preparations to leave the BJP and go with the RJD after the elections.”
Today, Mr. Paswan also criticized the Chief Minister for his “weakness” and his inability to ensure the development of Bihar, despite holding power for 15 years and ruling with the center as an ally, a comment seen as a reference to the “twin-engine steering” model. touted by Prime Minister Narendra Modi during his campaign speeches as a secured gateway to state growth.
“You are the weakest Chief Minister. You cannot do any work on your own … you cannot guarantee development in the state. Just have excuses that this the center will see or that someone else will see … if everyone else They will do the job, so why are you in that chair? ”asked Mr. Paswan.
The LJP chief, who criticized Nitish Kumar for seeking votes based on the work done by the BJP and not his party, broke ranks with the ruling JDU-BJP alliance ahead of these elections and is contesting the polls in an open manner. Independent.
Paswan, who has pointed Nitish Kumar to a point where cracks in the chief minister’s already fragile relationship with the BJP have started to widen, insists his party remains a member of the BJP-led NDA in the middle. .
Chirag Paswan, who has made no secret of his chief ministerial ambition, hopes his tactics will grant the LJP enough seats to emerge as an alternative route to power for the BJP as it seeks to retain power in Bihar, where Nitish Kumar faces a heavy fight against -Olea of concern after 15 years at the helm.
On Tuesday, after casting his vote in the second phase of voting, Paswan said he “could put it in writing” that Nitish Kumar will never be Chief Minister again. The LJP chief played down his role in forming the government, stating that his only interest was “Bihar first, Bihari first”, a reference to his party’s manifesto for these elections.
“You can make me give you in writing that Nitish Kumar will never be the Chief Minister after November 10. I will have no role to play, I want ‘Bihar first, Bihari first’ …”, he told ANI.
With contributions from ANI
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