Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar submitted his resignation to the Governor today, setting stage for the Janata Dal (United) Supremo to return to BJP-led NDA again 바카라 marking his fourth such switch within a decade.
The stage is set for the Janata Dal (United) Supremo Nitish Kumar to return to BJP-led NDA again 바카라 marking his fourth such switch within a decade.
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar submitted his resignation to the Governor today, setting stage for the Janata Dal (United) Supremo to return to BJP-led NDA again 바카라 marking his fourth such switch within a decade.
His jump-ship is being seen as a blow to not just the ruling alliance or Mahagathbandhan in Bihar but to the INDIA opposition alliance as well 바카라 which Nitish Kumar spearheaded along with other senior leaders to take on the BJP in the upcoming Lok Sabha elections.
This is not the first time the eighth-term chief minister has switched parties, prompting many to infamously call him 바카라paltu Kumar바카라 바카라 the one who keeps changing his political position.
Here is a look at how many times Nitish Kumar has switched parties:
2013
His first switch came in 2013 when he broke ties with the BJP, ending a 17-year alliance of the JD(U) and BJP. His reasons for severing ties with the saffron party were apparent 바카라 he disapproved of the party바카라s Prime Ministerial candidate for the 2014 Lok Sabha elections. While he contested the 2014 polls alone, his party managed to bag only two seats, whereas the BJP won the elections with a thumping majority.
2015
After being dealt a blow from BJP바카라s victory in the 2014 polls, Nitish Kumar resigned as the Chief Minister of Bihar, taking responsibility for JD(U)바카라s defeat. Months ahead of the Bihar Assembly elections in that year, Kumar survived a floor-test in the assembly with support from arch rival Lalu Kumar-led RJD. Thus formed the 바카라Mahagathbandhan바카라 or grand alliance of JD(U)-RJD-Congress that contested the state polls in 2015 and achieved a sweeping victory. While Kumar occupied the CM seat, Lalu Yadav바카라s son Tejashwi Yadav was appointed as the Deputy Chief Minister.
2017
Nitish Kumar publicly backed BJP바카라s policies of demonetisation and GST, which caused fissures in the Mahagathbandhan. The final nail in the coffin that led to the collapse of the alliance was when CBI filed corruption cases against Lalu Yadav and Tejashwi Yadav. Nitish Kumar pressed for Tejashwi Yadav바카라s resignation as Dy. CM, but when he figured that this would not happen, he resigned from the CM post and parted ways with the alliance. He then rejoined the BJP and occupied the CM post again.
2020
In the 2020 polls in Bihar, Nitish Kumar was made the CM once again after the BJP-JDU alliance scored a majority. However, even within this alliance, BJP (74) performed better than JDU (43) in seat tally 바카라 relegating Kumar to a secondary position with lesser council of ministers in the assembly. Despite being in the alliance for a year, Kumar raised objections against BJP바카라s plans of creating a National Register of Citizens (NRC). He also alleged that BJP was 바카라plotting바카라 to split the party. The alliance eventually collapsed in 2022. He was again welcomed by RJD and was made the Chief Minister of the state.
2024
Nitish Kumar was at the forefront of forming the opposition bloc of INDIA in 2023. During the meetings of the INDIA bloc, Kumar had rubbished rumours of disappointment with the alliance. Today after resigning, Kumar said, 바카라I was hurt. I left the INDIA Alliance." "This situation came because not everything was alright...I was getting views from everyone. I listened to all of them. Today, the government has been dissolved," Nitish Kumar said, adding, "We have decided to sever ties with the Mahagathbandhan in the state.바카라