"Not On My Mind": Nitish Kumar Denies PM Ambitions, Again
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Talking to reporters in the national capital today, Mr Kumar said he will try to unite Opposition parties and all of them should work together.
Days after causing a massive political storm by walking out with his party's ruling alliance with the BJP in Bihar, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar again said Prime Ministerial ambitions are not on his mind right now. Talking to reporters in the national capital today, Mr Kumar said he will try to unite Opposition parties and all of them should work together. @NitishKumar ने साफ़ किया कि पीएम पद के लिए किसी रेस में नहीं लेकिन क्या चाहते हैं उसका खुलासा किया @ndtvindia @Suparna_Singh pic.twitter.com/2n6gnbERD6
After taking oath as Bihar Chief Minister an eighth time on August 10, Nitish Kumar had jibed Prime Minister Narendra Modi over the next Lok Sabha elections: "He won in 2014, but will he in 2024?" He had told reporters even then that he is "not a contender for anything" when asked if he wants to be PM candidate. "The question to ask is if the person who came in 2014 will win in 2024,” he said.
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