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Nitish along with BJP officials had staked a claim to form the new government..
Following Nitish Kumar's resignation, Union Minister Giriraj Singh on Sunday said that the Bharatiya Janata Party will not allow Jungle Raj to return, indicating the formation of Nationalist Democratic Alliance-led government in the state...
BJP National General Secretary Vinod Tawde said in a post on X (formerly Twitter), "Due to the resignation of Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, BJP Bihar has called a meeting of the legislature party..
It all started when former Bihar Chief Minister and RJD President Lalu Prasad Yadav's daughter Rohini Acharya took a swipe at RJD's ruling ally, JDU, on X posting that while the 'socialist party' (JDU) styles itself as progressive, its ideology shifts with the changing wind patterns, a statement which triggered cracks within the ruling alliance...
In the same tweet, she also shared some of the earlier terms Amit Shah had used to describe Kumar such as Palturam has insulted the mandate, Hey Paltu Babu, please be considerate, I pray to Chhath Maiya that Bihar be free from Paltu Ram, and BJP's doors closed for Nitish Kumar...
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