Nitish Kumar to return as CM again; elected NDA legislature party leader

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Bihar, Nov 15, 2020: Janata Dal (United) leader Nitish Kumar has been elected as the leader of NDA legislature party and is set to become the Chief Minister of Bihar for the fourth straight term, reported NDTV.

The decision was announced after Defence Minister and senior BJP leader Rajnath Singh arrived at the residence of Nitish Kumar for a meeting of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) on the results of the Bihar Assembly elections.

Earlier, Janata Dal (United) leader Nitish Kumar had hinted that the meeting on 15 November will be crucial in deciding who will be the next chief minister of the state.

“We sat together and decided to convene a meeting of elected legislators of all the four partners on 15 November at 12.30pm. All decisions will be taken in that meeting. After the meeting and election of the NDA leader, we will stake claim to form the government,” Kumar told Hindustan Times.

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The NDA comprises of Nitish Kumar’s Janata Dal (United), the Bharatiya Janata Party, Hindustani Awam Morcha-Secular (HAM) and the Vikassheel Insaan Party (VIP). In an assembly of 243 seats, this alliance won 125 seats. The BJP won 74 seats, the JD(U) won 43, HAM and VIP won four seats each.

Considering the poor performance of JD(U) in this elections, there have been speculations regarding Nitish Kumar being elected CM for another term or not. Senior BJP leaders however have reiterated that they stand by Nitish Kumar and intend on making him chief minister.