While there has been no official word on the reason behind Kumar’s absence, sources close to the chief minister said he has excused himself citing post-COVID debility.
Patna, Aug. 7 (PTI): Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar‘s Janata Dal (United) on Sunday made it clear that it will not join the Union council of ministers again, but rebuffed speculations of a rift with ally BJP asserting all is well . JD(U) national president Rajiv Ranjan Singh alias Lalan, who addressed a press conference here, however, dismissed queries about Kumar’s absence at the NITI Aayog meeting chaired by Prime Minister Narendra Modi, with the terse remark you should ask the chief minister . While there has been no official word on the reason behind Kumar’s absence, sources close to the chief minister said he has excused himself citing post-COVID debility. The septuagenarian, who had tested positive on July 25, interestingly, attended a function here, organised on the occasion of National Handloom Day, where he shared the dais with his cabinet colleagues, including senior BJP leaders Syed Shahnawaz Hussain and Tarkishore Prasad. Lalan, who was regarded as a fr
How Nitish Kumar Used a Crisis in Arunachal as a Bargaining Chip Against the BJP
Though the JD(U) lost six of its MLAs in the Northeastern state to the BJP, the Bihar chief minister has managed to gain more cabinet berths for his party.
Nitish Kumar. Photo: PTI
Politics09/Jan/2021
Patna: Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar is apparently trying to gain more than what his Janata Dal (United) [JD(U)] lost to the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) in Arunachal Pradesh, at least, in terms of getting more ministers and MLCs in his cabinet, if not in terms of regaining the party’s credentials and appeal.