Key Points
Nitish Kumar, Bihar's Chief Minister, was chosen to take over as the National President of the Janata Dal (United) after Lalan Singh stepped down from the post at the party's national executive meeting...
This decision will be ratified later in the day at the national council meeting...
Sources told news agency PTI that most key leaders within the party felt that Kumar being its most prominent face should take charge of the organisation at this crucial time in the run-up to the General Elections due to be held in 2024..
Earlier in the day, news reports suggested that Kumar and Singh played down the reports of key changes being adopted in the party, terming the meeting 'routine'..
Dismissing speculations of Nitish Kumar rejoining the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA), Union Minister Giriraj Singh declared that all avenues for the Bihar chief minister within the NDA are firmly shut..
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