Nitish Kumar, Injured In Boat Accident, May Not Campaign For Bihar Bypolls

"All my party colleagues are campaigning. I need to take precautions till I recover fully," said Nitish Kumar

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Thursday said he might not campaign for the by-elections to a couple of assembly segments in the state where his current ally RJD is locked in a straight contest with former alliance partner BJP.

Kumar, who is nursing injuries he sustained recently when his motorboat crashed into the pillar of a bridge on Ganga, said this in reply to questions from journalists who asked him about his schedule for Mokama and Gopalganj where by-polls are scheduled on November 3.

"All my party colleagues are campaigning. I need to take precautions till I recover fully," said the JD(U) leader, who had disclosed his injury on Wednesday.

The mishap had taken place on October 15 and the administration had said that all the occupants of the motorboat were safe.