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Amit Shah stated that the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) will be contesting the Bihar elections under the leadership of Nitish Kumar.
Union Home Minister Amit Shah (PTI Image)
Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Friday cleared the air over the Chief Ministerial face in the upcoming Bihar polls and stated that the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) will be contesting the elections under the leadership of Nitish Kumar.
Shah further said that while the NDA is contesting polls under Nitish Kumar’s leadership, the alliance is led by Prime Minister Narednra Modi.
“We are contesting the elections only under the leadership of Nitish Kumar ji and NDA has been led by our PM Modi. The BJP has full trust in him and the people of Bihar have full trust in him,” Amit Shah said.
When asked whether Nitish Kumar would be made chief minister again if the NDA retains power, the former BJP president, during an interview with India Today, replied, “Who am I to decide who will become the chief minister? There are many parties in the alliance. After the elections, the legislative party leaders of our alliance partners will sit and decide on their leader.”
Bihar is going for the high-stakes elections next month, scheduled in two phases on November 6 and 11. The results of the polls will be announced on November 14.
NDA’s Seat Sharing Pact
Amid the ongoing speculations of rift in NDA, the seat-sharing for BJP, Nitish Kumar’s JD(U), Chiraj Pawan’s LJP (Ram Vilas Paswan) and Jitan Ram Manjhi’s Hindustan Awam Morcha (HAM) was announced with both BJP and JD(U) set to fight over 101 seats each.
The upcoming electoral contest is set to witness a tough fight between the NDA, led by the BJP and JD(U), and the INDIA bloc, led by Tejashwi Yadav of the Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) and Congress.
Mahima Joshi, Sub-Editor at News18.com, works with the India and Breaking team. Covering national stories and bringing breaking news to the table are her forte. She is deeply interested in Indian politics and a…Read More
Mahima Joshi, Sub-Editor at News18.com, works with the India and Breaking team. Covering national stories and bringing breaking news to the table are her forte. She is deeply interested in Indian politics and a… Read More
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