This is the fifth time in less than a decade that Kumar has switched sides
New Delhi:
Janata Dal-United (JD-U) President Nitish Kumar took oath as the Chief Minister of Bihar for the record ninth time yesterday after changing sides once again. Kumar formed a new government in the state with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) after breaking ties with the 'Grand Alliance' and the 'India' alliance of opposition parties.
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This is the fifth time in less than a decade that Kumar has changed sides. This is being considered as a big blow to opposition unity before the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
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Bihar Governor Rajendra Vishwanath Arlekar in the presence of BJP National President JP Nadda at Raj Bhawan. Nitish Kumar Administered the oath of office and secrecy. BJP leader Samrat Chaudhary and former Assembly Speaker Vijay Kumar Sinha also took oath as ministers. Both have been made Deputy Chief Ministers.
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“I am back to where I was before,” Kumar told reporters after the swearing-in ceremony. Now the question of going back does not arise. Eight people including Chaudhary and Sinha have been sworn in as ministers.
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Congratulating Kumar and the two Deputy Chief Ministers, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said that the newly formed National Democratic Alliance (NDA) government in Bihar will leave no stone unturned to fulfill the aspirations of the people of the state. In a post on social media platform 'X', he said that he is confident that the new government in Bihar will serve the people with full dedication.
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Lalu Prasad's son Tejashwi Yadav said, “JD(U) will be wiped out in the upcoming assembly elections. The game is not over yet for us. the game has only just begun.''
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Senior Congress leader and former Chief Minister of Chhattisgarh Bhupesh Singh Baghel told reporters in Purnia, “Nitish Kumar has committed political suicide. This will be proved in the coming days.
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The Communist Party of India (Marxist–Leninist) (CPI-ML) launched a scathing attack on Kumar, accusing him of “betrayal”. Party general secretary Dipankar Bhattacharya, in a scathing comment on Facebook, alleged that Kumar, “who has had the longest tenure as chief minister”, was being used by the RSS (Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh)-BJP as their “pawn”. do.
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Political strategist-turned-politician Prashant Kishor also hit out at Kumar, saying “switching sides has become a part of his politics” and the BJP had to pay a “heavy price” for supporting the JD(U) chief. Sakti, who had also cheated her in August 2020.
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Nationalist Congress Party (NCP) President Sharad Pawar said that the public will give a befitting reply to Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's politics of 'repeated switching sides'.
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Congress MP Shashi Tharoor said that the exit of Janata Dal United (JDU) from the opposition alliance 'India' is a blow in Bihar but it will further strengthen the resolve of the people to fight for the right cause. (with language input)
