Despite the Bihar CM’s many flip-flops he has changed sides four times in over a decade his hold over his party has not loosened and he has prevented it from splitting.
If the Congress has made little headway so far in seat-sharing arrangements with INDIA allies, it is because it is still talking from an unrealistically high perch without doing its homework.
Bihar politics: Is the Congress to be blamed for Nitish Kumar s departure from the Opposition s INDIA bloc? The JD(U) returned to the BJP-led NDA on Sunday and is set to form a new Bihar government by the evening.
Nitish Kumar’s JD(U) is in turmoil with a section of MLAs wishing to rejoin the NDA alliance and some others being wooed by the RJD. With the INDIA bloc foiling his ambitions to be named the leader of the grouping, Nitish appears to have figured out that being with BJP, amid its dominance in national elections, will serve his interests better in Bihar
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