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New Delhi: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Friday said that National Democratic Alliance leaders will meet on Sunday, November 15 to formally decide on the next CM of the state.
“On Nov 15, at 12:30 pm all the NDA MLAs will hold a joint meeting, all decisions will be notified. What is decided will be informed to you all”, Nitish Kumar told reporters after NDA’s meeting today, which took place at his residence.
There will be a Cabinet meeting today in the evening: Nitish Kumar, Chief Minister, Bihar https://t.co/SdHLvjXqQU pic.twitter.com/z593peOiEK
— ANI (@ANI) November 13, 2020
Following the Bihar election results, there was speculation of a change in CM’s face as the BJP has dwarfed the JDU in this election. Of the 243 seats in Bihar Assembly, the BJP won 74, taking the National Democratic Alliance’s total tally beyond the majority mark of 122. The JDU was restricted to 43.
Earlier on Thursday, when the JDU chied was asked if he has made any claims for a chief ministerial berth, he said the decision will be taken by NDA and he has not made any claims.
On the other hand, he took a u-turn and asserted that his remarks were misinterpreted and that this election will not be his last.
Notably, on the last day of campaigning for Bihar polls, Nitish, while addressing a rally in Purnia district of the state, had stated that ‘all’s well that ends well’, and urged the voters to put the ‘garland of victory’ on the NDA coalition in his last polls.
But now after the declaration of election results, the JDU chief, in his first interaction with media said, “I did not talk about retirement. In the last meeting, I always say the same thing at the last rally in every election that `ant bhala to sab bhala` (all is well that ends well). If you listen to speech back and forth, everything will be clear.”
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