Union Home Minister Amit Shah on Thursday made it clear that despite the BJP’s belief in Nitish Kumar’s leadership, the decision on the Chief Minister’s post will be made by the alliance after the Bihar polls.
The union home minister stressed that the saffron party respects the alliance and its partners, and the final decision will be based on the results of the elections.
“Who am I to make someone a Chief Minister? There are many parties in the alliance; after the elections, we will sit down and decide on the CM. Now we are fighting the elections under the leadership of Nitish Kumar”, the Union Minister said during an interview with Aaj Tak.
When asked if the BJP gets more MLAs than their alliance partners, Shah replied, “Now also we have more (MLAs), but still Nitish Kumar is Chief Minister…Rajneeti (politics) cannot happen for TRP…you asked me what will happen later, then I gave you an answer.”
Currently, the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) leads the government of Bihar. BJP is the largest party in the alliance with 84 seats, whereas its alliance partner, the Janata Dal (United) has 48, half of the number of their partner.
Shah highlighted Nitish Kumar’s long history of opposing the Congress party and his experience as a socialist leader.
“Nitish Kumar is a very important leader in Indian politics. During his lifetime, he has never been in Congress. Even while being with Congress, he has never served with them for longer than 2.5 years, so if you want to evaluate someone’s life, then we should consider this significant period. He is a socialist leader; since his political birth, he has opposed Congress. During the JP movement, too, he fought against Congress. I believe that the BJP definitely believes in Nitish Kumar, but also the people of Bihar believe in him”, the BJP leader said.
(With ANI Inputs)
