Nitish Kumar Demands New Name for INDIA Bloc, Takes Aim at Rahul Gandhi

The chief minister of Bihar, Nitish Kumar, dramatically broke away from the INDIA alliance last week and joined up with the Bharatiya Janata Party. He stated on Wednesday that he had pleaded with the Congress and other Opposition members to refrain from referring to the political organization as the “Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance or INDIA.” The prominent member of Janata Dal (United) rationalised his decision to join the opposing National Democratic Alliance by accusing the alliance of being inactive in settling seat-sharing arrangements for the Lok Sabha assembly elections.

I was pushing them to give the alliance a different name. However, it was already finalized. I was making a lot of effort. They took no action at all. They haven’t chosen which party will run for how many seats as of yet. This is the reason I broke up with them and went back to my first companion. I’ll continue to work for the people of Bihar,” the news agency cited him as saying.

Additionally, Nitish Kumar criticized Rahul Gandhi, accusing him of attempting to take false credit for the caste census in Bihar.Has he lost track of the date of the caste census? There were nine parties present when I conducted it. I would discuss holding a caste census in 2019 and 2020 at all gatherings, including public forums. How do I stop him from claiming false credit? Permit it to be,” he said.

JD(U) vs Congress on Nitish Kumar’s exit

Kumar’s departure was attributed by his party, Janata Dal (United), to the Congress. Its leader, KC Tyagi, claimed that as part of a plot to usurp the leadership of the INDIA bloc, the party forced Mamata Banerjee to suggest Mallikarjun Kharge as the alliance’s prime minister. The Congress has referred to Kumar as a chameleon in response to his action.

Nitish Kumar has shifted sides four times in the last ten years. His contribution to the Opposition’s inclusion in the umbrella alliance was crucial. He also organized the first meeting of the INDIA bloc. The two sides have been taking pot shots at one another ever after JD(U) moved to the NDA. Leader of the JD(U), KC Tyagi, described the Congress as politically untouchable, while Jairam Ramesh hailed Kumar’s departure as “good riddance”.

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The exit of Kumar will not have any negative effects on the Indian bloc. A lot of the leaders are exhaling with relief and saying, “Thank God, this man is dead.” I am glad to see it vanish. It is accurate to say that Kumar organized the inaugural opposition leaders’ conference in Patna and attended every one that followed. But even if we were unable to discern his intentions, during the previous two or three months, his actions did not encourage confidence,.Days after Mamata Banerjee declared her party would run a lone candidate in the forthcoming Bengal general elections, Nitish Kumar made a significant move.