Bihar's political upheaval revolving around the growing buzz of Chief Minister Nitish Kumar exiting from the Mahagathbandhan government and joining hands with the BJP-NDA alliance yet again has sparked a storm of speculations as Congress, RJD and other INDIA bloc allies express views on the possible crucial switch ahead of the 2024 Lok Sabha elections.
Amid the ongoing instability in the state's political course, Janata Dal-United (JDU) leader Neeraj Kumar on Saturday said that those who are confused in their mind should know better, adding "Kaun humko nishane par lega, teer hamare haath mein hai (Who can target us when we have the weapon in our hands)?" He said that their targets are clear and direct.
Let's Take A Look At The Top Developments In Bihar Feud:
-Amid reports that Chief Minister Nitish Kumar may rejoin the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), BJP National General Secretary Vinod Tawde said that a meeting of the Bihar BJP leaders is scheduled to take place in Patna over the weekend. "There is a meeting of Bihar BJP leaders to discuss the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. The state executive meeting of Bihar BJP has been called on 27th and 28th January in Patna," Tawde said while speaking to ANI on Saturday.
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- Congress leader Tariq Anwar said that Nitish Kumar has already changed sides twice and if he does so for the third time then his image in the eyes of the people of Bihar will be destroyed. However, Anwar said that if Nitish switches sides again, there will be a loss to the opposition alliance and no one can deny it. He further said that when Nitish left the BJP-NDA alliance in August 2022, he made some serious allegations against the party.
-The slugfest was triggered after RJD President Lalu's daughter Rohini Acharya took a swipe at RJD's ruling ally, JDU, on social media platform X posting that while the 'socialist party' (JDU) styles itself as progressive, its ideology shifts with the changing wind patterns.
-However, Akhilesh Yadav, the Samajwadi Party Chief and ally of the INDIA bloc on Friday dismissed the speculation and said that there is "no sign" of Nitish Kumar, a key figure in the opposition alliance returning to the NDA.
-With the development taking place in the Media, the unity of the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) appeared in jeopardy.
-MLA Gopal Mandal of the leading party JD(U) in the grand alliance alleged that Nitish Kumar was not being 'respected' in the 'mahagathbandhan'. "Wherever our national president (Nitish Kumar) goes, we will follow him. People can do anything to save their existence. His existence was at the stake. He was not respected; he was being abused," Mandal said.
-Earlier on Friday, Senior Bharatiya Janata Party leader Sushil Kumar Modi said that the door can be opened if needed, indicating a possible revival of ties between Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar -led JDU and his former ally, the BJP. Modi, who once had stated that all the doors are closed even if Nitish Kumar wanted to return to NDA, said, "no door is permanently closed in politics".