Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar meets Prime Minister Modi for the first time after rejoining the NDA

Bihar Deputy Chief Ministers Samrat Choudhary and Vijay Kumar Sinha, both from the BJP, called on the Prime Minister on Monday.

New Delhi: Days after returning to the NDA fold, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar met Prime Minister Narendra Modi in New Delhi on Wednesday. This is Kumar's first meeting with the Prime Minister after the JD(U) chief switched to the NDA and formed a government in the state with the BJP.

The meeting took place five days before the Kumar-led government faced a confidence vote in the Assembly on February 12.

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The Janata Dal (United) leader will also meet other top leaders of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on his first visit to the national capital after ditching the 'Mahagathbandhan' alliance to return to the National Democratic Party on January 28 Alliance (NDA) in Bihar. .

Bihar Deputy Chief Ministers Samrat Choudhary and Vijay Kumar Sinha, both from the BJP, called on the Prime Minister on Monday.

According to JD(U) sources, issues related to the Rajya Sabha polls in the state could also be discussed during the chief minister's meeting with top BJP leaders.

Six Rajya Sabha seats in Bihar will fall vacant, for which elections will be held on February 27.