Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday firmly dismissed rumors of a potential exit from the NDA, emphasizing his long-standing association with the BJP and the legacy of former Prime Minister Atal Bihari Vajpayee.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cAtal ji\u2019s Affectionate Guidance\u201d<\/strong> The Chief Minister also highlighted Vajpayee\u2019s pivotal role in his political journey, revealing, \u201cIt was Atal ji\u2019s wish that I become the Chief Minister when the NDA first won the assembly polls in 2005.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Alliance with BJP \u201ca Natural Choice\u201d<\/strong> Speculations and Amit Shah\u2019s Stance<\/strong> Adding fuel to the fire, RJD chief Lalu Prasad recently expressed openness to welcoming Nitish Kumar back into the fold, stating, \u201cMy doors are always open.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n Focus on Governance<\/strong> Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday firmly dismissed rumors of a potential exit from the NDA, emphasizing his long-standing association with the BJP and the…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":59181,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4603],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-59180","post","has-post-thumbnail","category-politics"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/earlypostdaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59180","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/earlypostdaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/earlypostdaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/earlypostdaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/earlypostdaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=59180"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/earlypostdaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59180\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":59182,"href":"https:\/\/earlypostdaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/59180\/revisions\/59182"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/earlypostdaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/59181"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/earlypostdaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=59180"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/earlypostdaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=59180"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/earlypostdaily.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=59180"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
Kumar, who is also the JD(U) president, fondly recalled Vajpayee\u2019s unwavering support during his tenure as a Union minister. \u201cRespected Atal ji made me a Union minister and always showed great affection towards me. He ensured all my proposals were cleared smoothly,\u201d he said during his visit to Vaishali as part of the state-wide Pragati Yatra<\/em>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Addressing speculation about his commitment to the NDA, Kumar clarified that his ties with the BJP were deeply rooted. He acknowledged past alliances with the RJD-Congress combine as \u201cmistakes\u201d and stated, \u201cA couple of times, people in my party pushed for an alliance with the Congress-RJD combine, but I corrected that mistake both times.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Political circles were abuzz after Union Home Minister Amit Shah\u2019s recent comments appeared ambiguous regarding Kumar\u2019s projection as the NDA\u2019s chief ministerial candidate in the upcoming assembly elections.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Despite the political murmurs, Nitish Kumar remains focused on the developmental goals of his Pragati Yatra<\/em>. His emphasis on unity and progress underlines his dedication to ensuring Bihar\u2019s continued growth under the NDA umbrella.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"