PATNA, Nov 15: The NDA today chose JD(U) president Nitish Kumar for another term as the Chief Minister of Bihar even as suspense hung over the fate of his most trusted man in the BJP Sushil Kumar Modi who has served as his Deputy for major part of his tenure so far.
Kumars name was announced at 1, Anney Marg, the Chief Ministers official residence, by Defence Minister Rajnath Singh who had been sent from Delhi as the “observer” for the BJP, which has returned with the highest number of seats in the NDA in the Assembly elections.
“Nitish Kumar was unanimously elected as the NDA legislature party leader. Our MLAs Tarkishore Prasad and Renu Devi were respectively elected as the Leader and Deputy Leader of the BJP legislature party”, Singh told reporters later.
Kumar, who met Governor Phagu Chauhan along with leaders like BJP State president Sanjay Jaiswal to stake claim for the formation of a new Government, said the swearing in would take place “tomorrow, between 4 and 4.30 pm.” and curtly replied “it will be decided in due course” when asked who were likely to take oath as members of his State Cabinet.
Rajnath Singh, a former BJP national president, who was accompanied by Sushil Kumar Modi for most part of his day-long visit, however, ducked queries about who would be the new Deputy CM.
“You will come to know about it at an appropriate time”, said Singh even as Modi himself dropped ample hints about the happenings within the party. (PTI)
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