Bihar CM Nitish Kumar could be back in NDA fold by Monday

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PATNA: BJP is poised to make a re-entry into the Nitish Kumar government through..

JD(U) MLAs and MPs will meet at CM's residence on Sunday and a new government may take shape the same evening or on Monday.. BJP MP and former dy CM Sushil Kumar Modi said, "Regarding Nitish Kumar and JD(U), doors are never closed permanently in politics...

BJP, RJD and Congress have called their legislature party meetings on Saturday even as RJD spokesperson Manoj Jha urged Nitish to clear his stand on the "prevailing confusion"..

The fast-paced political developments after Thursday's post on X by RJD chief Lalu Prasad's daughter Rohini Acharya with obvious reference to Nitish repeatedly switching sides, triggered the countdown of the Grand Alliance government's fall..

He also said BJP may want to reduce the JD(U)'s number of Lok Sabha seats from 17 in return for keeping Nitish as Bihar CM..

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