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Amid speculations that Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is poised to join the BJP again, a party he had parted ways with in 2022, JD (U) MLC Neeraj Kumar on Saturday warned Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) to stop issuing 'unnecessary statements' or else will face an 'unfavourable results'.
Speaking to ANI, Neeraj Kumar said that there is a 'restlessness' among the leadership of the RJD, which is considered as the most important party in the grand alliance of Bihar. "RJD leadership is restless; the reason for the restlessness is clear...unnecessary statements being made, that needs to be stopped or else the results won't be good..." he said. Meanwhile, amid fears that the grand alliance in Bihar might collapse with Nitish jumping ship of NDA, RJD leaders in Bihar on Saturday gathered at party president Lalu Prasad's home here. Besides Prasad, his son Tejashwi Yadav, who is the Deputy CM, and wife Rabri Devi, a former chief minister, were present at the meeting attended by senior leaders, including members of the state legislature. The RJD is the largest alliance partner in the Mahagathbandhan which includes Congress and three Left parties and falls eight members short of a majority in the assembly in the event of Kumar's JD(U) pulling out. In the Bihar Assembly of 243, the RJD has 79 MLAs; followed by the BJP's 78; the JD(U)'s 45' the Congress's 19, the CPI (M-L)'s 12, two each of the CPI(M) and CPI, the Hindustani Awam Morcha (Secular)'s four seats, and the AIMIM's one, plus one independent legislator. Amid the reports, Nitish Kumar's former Deputy Chief Minister and BJP leader Sushil Kumar Modi's cryptic statement, "No door is closed in politics. The door can be opened if needed," has added another layer of suspense to the development. If Nitish crosses over, this would be the fourth time he would be switching sides. Notably, Nitish's shift would deal a severe blow to the ruling Mahagathbandhan (grand alliance) in Bihar as well as the Opposition INDIA bloc at the national level that is formed to take on the BJP-led centre. Nitish Kumar, after parting ways with the BJP in 2022, took on the initiative of uniting all opposition forces to jointly take on Prime Minister Narendra Modi and the ruling party in the national election. (ANI)
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