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Bihar Politics on the boil; Lalu wants son anointed as CM

Nitish Kumar learning the bitter lesson of Politics that being Mausam Vaigyanik has its perils

January 14, 2023

Nitish Kumar under stress

Bihar politics is hotting up. Internal squabbles are surfacing. Nitish Kumar is in serious trouble. Lalu Prasad Yadav wants his son to be installed as Chief Minister in 2023. There are rumblings in the Nitish Kumar camp about whether to accommodate Upendra Kushwaha as Deputy Chief Minister.

Kushwaha is na-khush?

A strong leader in ten districts of Bihar, JDU Leader Upendra Kushwaha, who had merged his party RLSP with the JD(U) in 2021, has been looking to emerge as Nitish’s successor, which seems to have been derailed by the latter’s open endorsement of Tejashwi in this role. BJP is keeping a close watch on this development. Biharis are known for the quick shifting of alliances.

Upendra Kushwaha has since been in a sulk, making his moves and even reportedly exploring the possibility of his return to the BJP-led NDA.

Lalu’s strong opposition:

Lalu Yadav is stoutly opposing it. What is the way out? In a bid to smoothen his ruffled feathers, the JD(U) may offer Kushwaha a ministerial berth in the Nitish Cabinet. Though there have been talks of Kushwaha being offered even the Deputy CM’s post, the RJD would resist any such move of its junior partner cornering the two top posts. Nitish has himself scotched such speculation, saying there will not be two Deputy CMs in the state. Bihar Days after Bihar Chief Minister and JD(U) supremo Nitish Kumar announced that Deputy CM and RJD Leader Tejaswi Yadav would lead their Mahagathbandhan (Grand Alliance) in the 2025 state Assembly polls, the JD(U) Parliamentary Board’s chairman and party MLC Upendra Kushwaha seems to have started weighing his options.

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R Rajagopalan

R Rajagopalan is a veteran journalist. He reported Parliament proceedings for Dinamani and Vaartha. Since 1980. A well known face in English TV debates. He Widely traveled with Presidents and Prime Ministers.