Bihar polls: BJP leaders meet Nitish Kumar,LJP softens stand

 BJP chief JP Nadda has said the upcoming Bihar assembly election will be fought under the leadership of Nitish Kumar. Addressing a public event on Saturday, BJP leader JP Nadda emphasised on Nitish Kumar being the leader of Bihar NDA even as Chirag Paswan has raised several objections to this. Meanwhile, BJP leader Sushil Modi on Saturday said the case of actor Sushant Singh Rajput’s suicide and the controversy surrounding it is not an issue for the Bihar elections. Nadda along with Bhupendra Yadav and Devendra Fadnavis met Chief Minister  Nitish Kumar and reportedly discussed the seat sharing formula. 

Lok Janshakti Party (LJP) chief Chirag Paswan on Saturday said he has nothing personal against Nitish Kumar and that it is his duty to bring important issues concerning the masses to the Bihar chief minister’s notice. He added his fight was not for seats and will support whatever the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) decides for their National Democratic Alliance (NDA).Paswan’s statement came after BJP president JP Nadda met Kumar and reiterated that the NDA would fight the assembly elections under the latter’s leadership. His attacks on Kumar and nominations for 12 vacant Bihar Legislative Council seats stuck over LJP’s accommodation are believed to have come up during the meeting.

JD-U spokesman Neeraj Kumar said the people of Bihar have reposed faith in Kumar and they have seen inclusive growth under his leadership. “Nitish Kumar is the leader of the masses, for he has brought a difference to the lives of the masses by taking development to the remotest corners.”