Nitish Kumar severed ties with the BJP back in 2022 and the saffron party has since maintained that its doors were permanently closed to Bihar s longest-serving chief minister.
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday arrived at the Raj Bhavan in Patna to attend Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar's 'At Home' reception event in Patna. Tejashwi Yadav, Deputy Chief Minister and RJD leader, skipped the event while RJD leader Alok Mehta, a cabinet minister was present at the event. Bihar Political Crisis: State Deputy CM Tejashwi Yadav Calls Meeting of Close Aides at His Official Residence in Patna.
Nitish Kumar met his trusted leaders, like Vijay Kumar Chaudhary, Lalan Singh, Ashok Chaudhary, Bijendra Gupta and Sanjay Jha, among others, at his residence. - Bihar Political Crisis: CM Nitish Kumar Calls JD-U Legislators Meet On Saturday; Bihar BJP Calls Meet On January 27, 28
Bihar Politics Live Updates: JD(U) and RJD leaders have also been sniping at each other amid apprehensions among Kumar's supporters that their ally has been trying to undermine him in matters of governance as well as politics.