Will Nitish Kumar's Party Join PM Modi's Cabinet? 2 Years On, Still Tough

RCP Singh, the JDU national president and Nitish Kumar's close aide, recently said the JDU would definitely be a part of the Union Cabinet whenever PM Modi carried out an expansion.

Will Nitish Kumar's party MPs finally join Prime Minister Narendra Modi's government? It depends on who in the Bihar Chief Minister's Janata Dal United (JDU) is answering. Nitish Kumar, according to sources close to him, says it is the Prime Minister's prerogative. As of now, there is no discussion or offer, they add. RCP Singh, the JDU national president and Nitish Kumar's close aide, recently said the JDU would definitely be a part of the Union Cabinet whenever PM Modi carried out an expansion. Rajiv Ranjan or Lalan Singh, the JDU's Parliamentary Party leader, echoes the Chief Minister: "It is the prerogative of the Prime Minister."