Mr. Kumar told reporters today in Delhi that he will try to bring opposition parties together and that they should all work together.
Nitish Kumar, the Chief Minister of Bihar, said again two days after leaving his party’s ruling alliance with the BJP that Prime Ministerial ambitions are not on his mind right now. Mr. Kumar told reporters today in New Delhi that he would try to bring opposition parties together and that they should all work together.
Nitish Kumar questioned Prime Minister Narendra Modi about the next Lok Sabha elections on August 10, after taking the oath of office as Bihar Chief Minister for the eighth time, saying, “He won in 2014, but will he in 2024?”
When asked if he wanted to run for prime minister at the time, he had already stated to reporters that he was “not a contender for anything.” If the person who applied in 2014 would win in 2024, is the question to pose, he remarked.
When asked about it again, he lowered his hands. It’s not on my mind, he declared. No matter what people say, even if they are close to me, “he said, adding that his role is to try to make sure that the opposition parties cooperate. It would be great if they did.
We will all discuss how to improve society and the problems that the people are facing, he continued.
Mahagathbandhan, or New Grand Alliance, led by Nitish Kumar
government in Bihar will have to prove its majority in the state assembly in a floor test on August 24.
Mr. Kumar said the expansion of the cabinet is likely to take place before August 15. Sources say the RJD will have more ministers than the Janata Dal-United.
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