New Delhi:
The BJP and Nitish Kumar in Bihar are going to stay to the 2020 formulation to share the cupboard berths in Bihar, sources have stated. The Bihar Chief Minister switched sides final week — the fifth time in a decade — and fashioned a brand new authorities in partnership with the BJP, which he dumped in 2022.
He took oath yesterday with two deputies from the BJP, who, sources stated, have been deputed by the celebration “to maintain a watch” on the 72-year-old dubbed “Paltu Kumar” by many for his frequent flip-flops.
The Council of Ministers will likely be expanded over the subsequent few days, sources stated, and the allocation of portfolios will happen after that. The essential residence division will stick with Mr Kumar.
Within the coming days, the 2 sides may even focus on seat sharing for the Lok Sabha polls, however the earlier 17-17 formulation for Bihar’s 40 parliamentary seats must be tweaked, sources indicated.
It is because seats may even need to be allotted for the brand new allies, together with Jitan Ram Manjhi’s HAM.
Mr Kumar, sources stated, had made up his thoughts to give up the Opposition on January 13, the day they have been holding a video meet. Livid with Rahul Gandhi, he had left the meet 10 minute early.
Sources stated what drove him to the ultimate step was a response by Mr Gandhi that he would seek the advice of Mamata Banerjee on the publish of the coordinator for the INDIA bloc. Shortly after that, the leaders selected him because the convenor. However indignant, Mr Kumar rejected the publish, saying it may be given to Lalu Yadav, sources stated.
For chairman publish, the suggestion was Congress chief Mallikarjun Kharge, whose title was additionally proposed by Ms Banerjee and Arvind Kejriwal at an earlier assembly because the Opposition’s Prime Ministerial candidate.
For Mr Kumar, it was the opposite large letdown since he was relying on being projected for the job, sources earlier informed NDTV.
Whereas saying the break-up over the weekend, Mr Kumar had stated he was sad with the best way issues have been progressing on the Opposition camp.