Nitish Kumar Will Be Bihar Chief Minister After Assembly Elections, Says Chirag Paswan

Notwithstanding Union Minister and Lok Janshakti Party (Ram Vilas) [LJP(RV)] President Chirag Paswan’s critical remarks against Nitish Kumar-led JD(U) government in Bihar, the party will contest the upcoming Bihar assembly elections in alliance with BJP and JD(U), senior party leader and Lok Sabha MP Arun Bharti said.

“Whenever a coalition government is formed, there is a common minimum programme that is agreed upon, which in our case includes zero tolerance towards corruption, crime and to maintain law and order. These are the primary agreements between the alliance partners. Chirag ji is only trying to ensure that the government sticks to this agreement,” Mr. Bharti said. By raising these issues, Mr. Bharti said, Mr. Paswan is only fulfilling his responsibility as a coalition partner.

Mr. Paswan had on Saturday said, “Law and order has completely collapsed in the State. The police have surrendered to criminals in Bihar. I regret having to support a government which is unable to prevent such crimes. The situation in Bihar has, indeed, become scary.”