If Oppn considers, Nitish Kumar maybe 'strong candidate' for PM: Tejashwi Yadav
India Today
Bihar Deputy CM Tejashwi Yadav, in an interview with PTI, said that chief minister Nitish Kumar could be a strong PM candidate for the 2024 elections.
Amid the rumours that Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar could be a candidate for prime minister’s post in the 2024 elections, deputy chief minister Tejashwi Yadav said that Nitish Kumar could be a strong candidate for the post if considered by the opposition.
In a conversation with Press Trust of India (PTI), Yadav called Nitish Kumar a “strong candidate” for prime minister’s post as he enjoys “immense goodwill” on the ground.
The Bihar deputy chief minister also called the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) a “classic case of crying wolf” saying that the BJP’s narrative of 'jungle raj' is a “tired discourse.”
In the interview with PTI, Yadav said that the Mahagathbandhan government in Bihar augured well for Opposition unity and it shows most parties recognise larger challenge before country.
After dumping former ally BJP to walk out of the NDA and into the Mahagathbandhan, Nitish Kumar took oath as Bihar chief minister for a record eighth time on August 10 in a no-frills ceremony at Raj Bhavan after snapping ties with the BJP-led NDA and joining hands with the RJD to form a ‘Mahagathbandhan’ government. Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader Tejashwi Yadav also took oath as the Deputy Chief Minister.
