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NEW DELHI: Politics successful Bihar has revolved astir Jayaprakash Narayan's disciples —Nitish Kumar and Lalu Yadav — for much than 3 decades. With Lalu stepping backmost from progressive authorities and Nitish present opting for a Rajya Sabha spot implicit the state's apical job, Bihar appears to beryllium entering an chartless phase, with a caller look apt to instrumentality implicit arsenic main minister.After an overwhelming show successful the precocious held Bihar assembly elections, Nitish filed his information for the Rajya Sabha connected Thursday.“I question to go a subordinate of the Rajya Sabha successful the elections being held this time. I privation to guarantee you with implicit honesty that my narration with you volition proceed successful the aboriginal arsenic well, and my resoluteness to enactment unneurotic with you to physique a developed Bihar volition stay steadfast.
The caller authorities that volition beryllium formed volition person my afloat practice and guidance,” the 75-year-old person wrote connected X.Although galore anticipated this determination amid speculation astir his deteriorating health, Nitish's abrupt announcement inactive amazed galore who expected a smoother modulation plan.In the coming days, Nitish is expected to triumph the predetermination unopposed and determination to the Rajya Sabha, frankincense resigning from the main ministerial post.
The Janata Dal (United) chief's determination not lone ends the governmental lineage of JP Narayan, Ram Manohar Lohia and Karpoori Thakur successful Bihar but besides throws his enactment into uncharted waters with nary wide roadmap for the future.After Nitish, who?Nitish had agelong been the "Peer-Bawarchi-Bhisti-Khar" for his party. Despite ne'er managing an outright bulk successful the authorities assembly, Nitish Kumar's "Sushasan Babu" representation helped the enactment stay successful the driver's spot of Bihar authorities for much than 2 decades.However, the enactment ne'er managed to nurture a 2nd enactment of bid beyond Nitish. Leaders similar Sanjay Jha, Lalan Singh and Vijay Choudhary beryllium wrong the party, but nary enjoys a wide transportation with the JD(U)'s halfway ballot base.Additionally, Nitish has ever been a staunch hostile of dynastic politics. Throughout his agelong governmental career, helium ne'er allowed his household members to participate authorities successful immoderate form. Unlike Lalu, who made his lad Tejashwi Yadav his governmental heir, Nitish's lad Nishant has remained distant from politics.
Amid these ongoing developments, speculation is increasing that Nishant whitethorn marque a governmental debut, with the enactment seeing him arsenic a imaginable nexus to its halfway supporters."Now, it's clear, and it has been finalised that Nishant Kumar volition articulation progressive politics. The enactment volition marque a ceremonial announcement successful a time oregon two. Party workers person been demanding Nishant's introduction into authorities for respective years. Now enactment workers and supporters are upbeat with the determination up of Holi," elder JD(U) person Shrawan Kumar told quality bureau PTI.However, Nitish's brother-in-law Anil Kumar accused Sanjay Jha and Lallan Singh of hatching a conspiracy against JD(U)."The workers are intelligibly saying that Sanjay Jha and Lalan (Rajiv Ranjan) Singh are progressive successful this... This cannot hap without a conspiracy... All the workers are saying Sanjay Jha and Lalan Singh's name," helium said. In speech with The Times of India, governmental expert Kumar Vijay said that JD(U)'s aboriginal looks bleak aft Nitish Kumar's exit from the centre signifier of Bihar politics.
"Nitish Kumar’s exit successful this mode is not a earthy governmental transition. If it had been a earthy process, it would person been different. Everyone says Nitish Kumar’s wellness is not good, but the mode events unfolded has amazed many. From what it appears, the aboriginal of JD(U) looks rather difficult. People accidental that Nishant whitethorn instrumentality over, but helium has nary governmental experience. Also, the radical astir him are not precise unfastened yet, but determination seems to beryllium thing happening internally that is preventing Nitish Kumar from speaking openly," Vijay said."At the aforesaid time, the relation of leaders similar Sanjay Jha, Lalan Singh, Vijay Choudhary and Ashok Choudhary looks suspicious. In a way, they person deserted Nitish Kumar, and determination whitethorn beryllium nary 1 near susceptible of holding JD(U) together. At the idiosyncratic level, protests person already begun. Hardcore JD(U) workers judge this is BJP’s handling of the situation," helium added.Will BJP-JD(U) merge?Kumar Vijay besides feels that determination mightiness beryllium a anticipation that JD(U) volition merge with its state BJP successful the coming days, though not everyone successful the enactment whitethorn judge specified a move."There is besides a anticipation that BJP and JD(U) whitethorn merge successful the future, though not everyone successful JD(U) volition judge specified a merger. Several leaders whitethorn defy it. Some leaders wrong the enactment whitethorn determination to RJD, portion others whitethorn articulation BJP," Vijay told The Times of India.
"Earlier, JD(U) workers adjacent voted for BJP candidates due to the fact that they believed Nitish Kumar would yet stay main minister. But present galore hardcore workers whitethorn garbage to enactment BJP successful the future," helium added.Nitish Kumar's determination to determination to Rajya Sabha has travel conscionable 5 months aft BJP emerged arsenic the elder member successful the alliance. In the 2025 assembly elections, BJP emerged arsenic the azygous largest party, winning 89 seats with a ballot stock of 20.45%, portion JD(U) secured 85 seats with 19.61% votes.After the thumping victory, BJP appeared little a conjugation spouse and much a challenger trying to manoeuvre itself into the driver’s spot of power.
It secured a larger stock successful the furniture of ministers and Nitish Kumar besides had to fto spell of the location portfolio.Interestingly, Bihar was the lone Hindi heartland authorities wherever the enactment has not held the apical bureau truthful far.What happens to Nitish Kumar's EBC ballot bank?Over time, Nitish gradually positioned himself arsenic the "poster boy" of the Extremely Backward Class (EBC), which constitutes the largest information of the colonisation successful Bihar.The JD(U) main made a conscious effort to weave his enactment basal astir the full EBC assemblage by modelling his authorities connected Karpoori Thakur's ideals and focusing specifically connected the economically weaker sections.After his exit, questions besides originate implicit who volition get the vantage of the EBC ballot bank.According to Kumar Vijay, nary enactment successful Bihar seems to beryllium successful a presumption to inherit the non-Yadav OBC and EBC ballot banks.
"If Tejashwi Yadav had beardown enactment credentials, that ballot slope could person shifted to RJD. But the biggest calamity successful Bihar contiguous is the deficiency of beardown governmental leadership. Congress doesn’t person it, RJD doesn’t person it either. Despite being a politically mature state, Bihar is facing a superior enactment crisis," helium said."Upendra Kushwaha has mislaid credibility. Tejashwi Yadav has not emerged arsenic a grassroots leader.
LJP excessively has go much of a melodramatic governmental outfit," helium added.For Bihar, Nitish Kumar's determination to Rajya Sabha signals the extremity of a agelong governmental section that revolved astir him, his changeless confederation flip-flops and his 'susashan' government. We volition cognize successful the coming days who volition instrumentality his presumption arsenic CM. However, the coming months volition find however his enactment and state's authorities germinate beyond him.
