PATNA: Union home minister and senior BJP functionary Amit Shah iterated on Saturday that Nitish Kumar will be the next CM of Bihar. In an interview to a TV news channel, Shah said NDA will win the Bihar assembly polls with two-thirds majority.
“I would like to put a full stop on all kinds of rumours by saying that Nitish will be next CM of Bihar,” Shah said.
When asked about the scenario if BJP gets more seats than JD(U), Shah said: “There are no ifs and buts. Nitish Kumar ji will be the CM ... Few commitments are made publicly and they are adhered to.”
He said since BJP formed the government with Nitish in 2017 again, it took the decision that Bihar elections will be fought under his leadership. “It has been said repeatedly from public platforms earlier by me and later by JP Nadda ji, who is the BJP president.”
Hailing Shah’s stamp on Nitish, state JD(U) president Bashishtha Narayan Singh told TOI: “Our alliance is very old and strong. Shah and Nadda ji have said it on several occasions that Nitish is the only CM face of the NDA. Nitish has brought manifold development in every sector, be it education, agriculture, road, electricity or healthcare. He is the natural choice for the CM face in Bihar.”