'Happy to have him back': BJP chief Nadda hails 'Natural Ally' Nitish's return to NDA
JP Nadda mocked the opposition INDIA bloc, which Nitish Kumar had helped form while he was in the Mahagathbandhan, calling the anti-BJP front 'conceptually flawed' and 'unscientific'.
Bihar Politics: BJP chief JP Nadda on Sunday hailed Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar's return to the NDA and described the Janata Dal (United) supremo as a “natural ally”.
At a press conference after Nitish Kumar was sworn in as Bihar Chief Minister for the ninth time, Nadda expressed happiness over Kumar's return to the BJP-led NDA and expressed confidence that their alliance will “sweep” the upcoming Lok Sabha. elections.
“The people of Bihar had given the mandate to our natural alliance with Nitish Kumar in the last Assembly elections. We are happy that he is back. Bihar has enjoyed stability whenever we have shared power. Things have improved, be it infrastructure or law and order,” Nadda said.
'Ujjwal Bihar'
The BJP national president said the renewed alliance between JD(U) and the saffron party will lead to the development of Ujjwal' (bright) Bihar under the “dual engine” government.
“Today marks another march towards Ujjwal' (bright) Bihar. The state will once again see growth driven by a dual engine under the leadership of Prime Minister Narendra Modi,” the BJP chief said.
He also said, “we are confident that the NDA will sweep the Lok Sabha polls and win all forty seats in Bihar. We will form the next government in the state after the assembly elections.”
INDIA block unscientific, conceptually flawed
Taking a jibe at the INDIA bloc, Nadda mocked the opposition group, which Kumar had helped form when he was in the Mahagathbandhan, calling the anti-BJP front “conceptually flawed” and “unscientific”.
“The alliance is unholy and unscientific. It was formed under the motto parivar bachao' (protect the dynasty) and property bachao', to protect those accused of corruption and pursue a policy of reconciliation,” Nadda told RJD chief Lalu Prasad in an apparent joke , whose party lost power in 2011. the unrest in Bihar.
The BJP president turned his guns on Congress leader Rahul Gandhi and said last year's Bharat Jodo Yatra failed to yield any results, “so now he has taken out a Bharat Todo Anyay Yatra”.
Nitish's upside-down face
On Sunday, in a dramatic twist that changed the entire landscape of Bihar politics and shook the foundations of the opposition INDIA bloc ahead of the Lok Sabha polls, JD(U) supremo Nitish Kumar Sunday submitted a record took oath as chief minister of the state. The ninth time after he dumped the Mahagathbandhan and the opposition bloc INDIA and formed a new government with the BJP, which he dumped less than eighteen months ago.
Kumar was sworn in by Bihar Governor Rajendra Arlekar at Raj Bhavan in the presence of senior leaders, including BJP national president JP Nadda, hours after he resigned, saying “things were not working well” for him in the Grand Alliance and the opposition. block.
BJP leaders – Samrat Choudhary and former president Vijay Kumar Sinha – were among those who took the oath of office. The two are named as deputy chief ministers.
(With PTI inputs)