Nitish Kumar to be next Chief Minister of Bihar, asserts Union Home Minister Amit Shah

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Union Home Minister Amit Shah has said that Nitish Kumar will be the next Chief Minister of Bihar even if the BJP gets more seats in the assembly elections. Talking to a TV channel, Mr Shah claimed  that the NDA will get a two-third majority in the polls. He said that the BJP has made a public announcement about Nitish as Bihar CM face. There is no if or but. Nitish Kumar will be the next chief minister of Bihar, he said.

The Home Minister further said that the people of Bihar will get a “double engine” government – one at Bihar headed by Nitish Kumar and another at the Centre headed by Prime Minister Narendra Modi. He said workers of BJP, JD(U), HAM and Vikas Sheel Insaan Party (VIP) are leaving no stone unturned for NDA victory.

Talking about the Lok Janshakti Party breaking away from the ruling alliance in Bihar, Mr Shah said the party was offered adequate seats but still walked away from the alliance. He said several rounds of negotiations were held with LJP Chief Chirag Paswan, but he took the decision to part ways with the NDA. Mr Shah also made it clear that any possibility of LJP’s return to NDA can be looked into only after the Bihar election.