"I Assure You That I'll Remain With NDA Forever": Nitish Kumar To PM Modi
NDTV
Nitish Kumar dumped the RJD-led Mahagathbandhan and returned to his old ally BJP last month.
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Saturday assured Prime Minister Narendra Modi that he would remain with the BJP-led National Democratic Alliance (NDA) forever.
Speaking on the occasion of the unveiling function of the projects worth Rs 21,400 crore in Aurangabad district by Prime Minister Modi, Mr Kumar also said that he is confident that the NDA will win more than 400 seats in the upcoming Lok Sabha polls.
"You (Modi) had come to Bihar earlier as well but I disappeared (from NDA) for some time. Now I am again with you and assure you that I will remain with the NDA forever," Mr Kumar, also the JD(U) president, said.
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