Bihar: The game of power continues between JD (U) and BJP for the post of Chief Minister, Nitish made a compromise in 1 way. india news
New Delhi: Months after a high-stakes assembly election, politics is once again heating up in Bihar following Chief Minister Nitish Kumar’s decision to resign from the top post to run for a Rajya Sabha seat.According to reports, Nitish may submit his resignation from the post of CM on April 14 and vacate his official residence.Janata Dal (United) working president Sanjay Kumar Jha said that the process of formation of the new government in Bihar will start after April 13.“I think it will be implemented after April 13. But for more details you should talk to people who are in the state government,” Jha said.JDU leader Vijay Kumar Chaudhary said, “The new chief minister will be elected on the recommendation by NDA MLAs.” BJP““The BJP has an important role in the formation of the new government. It has its own process in these matters. Once it comes forward with its plan, necessary things will happen,” he said.Meanwhile, many BJP leaders including Deputy Chief Minister Samrat Chaudhary also reached Nitish’s residence. Chaudhary is among the possible names who could replace Nitish Kumar as Bihar CM.Another BJP leader to visit the chief minister’s residence was Lakhendra Paswan, and his visit fueled speculation in a section of the media that the party may push for a Dalit leader.Union Minister Shivraj Singh Chauhan has been appointed as the central observer for the election of BJP legislature party leader.‘We need young public servants’Meanwhile, JDU workers have put up posters all over Patna demanding Nitish Kumar’s son Nishant to take the post of Chief Minister.The posters put up early in the morning by “Nitish servants” urged Nishant Kumar to step into active politics, describing him as a “youth leader” and calling on him to “come out of the shadows”.The posters read, “We neither need bulldozers, nor riots or unrest in Bihar. We need a young public servant… now is the time for him to come out of the shadows.”Although there is speculation that Nishant Kumar may take up the role of Deputy Chief Minister, no official announcement has been made yet.According to news agency PTI, party sources admitted that there was a misunderstanding among workers regarding the role of Jha and some other close associates of Nitish in the recent developments.He said, “Yesterday, when the Chief Minister went to the JD(U) office in Delhi, many party workers insisted that even after he steps down, the top post should not be given to the BJP. The views have been shown by all media outlets and, to an extent, reflect the prevailing sentiment here in the party.”“In Nishant (Nitish Kumar’s son, who recently joined the party), we have a young leader who is capable of replacing his father. However, we also know that our leader is unlikely to push for his son. But, at least, we should emphasize all the benefits that the BJP is currently enjoying, including posts like two deputy CMs, Assembly Speaker and the important home portfolio,” he said.“The BJP, on its part, is acting with arrogance. Look at the alacrity with which it nominated Harivansh Narayan Singh to the Rajya Sabha, days after denying him a third consecutive term,” JD(U) sources said.Tejashwi raised the flag of conspiracyMeanwhile, RJD national working president Tejashwi Yadav claimed that JDU president Nitish Kumar was stepping down under “pressure” from his own party colleagues who were “intimidated or cajoled” by ally BJP.Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of an RJD function, Tejashwi said, “I claim that the deal to remove Nitish Kumar was made long ago by some bigwigs of JDU. It was not made public because it could have backfired during the assembly elections.”He alleged, “It is nonsense to say that Nitish Kumar, who is not in good physical and mental health, is stepping down on his own will. Just remember the scenes in Delhi. The way Sanjay Jha stopped him from interacting with the media in the national capital is proof of how much humiliation and pressure the seasoned leader is facing.”He further said that the JDU leaders who are behind this conspiracy have either been misled by the BJP or are living in fear of ED and CBI, which have become weapons of the ruling party at the Centre.Nitish took oath as a Rajya Sabha member in a brief ceremony at the Parliament House in New Delhi. Rajya Sabha Chairman CP Radhakrishnan administered the oath in his chamber.
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