Union Minister Giriraj Singh recently suggested that the Bharat Ratna, India’s highest civilian honor, should be awarded to Nitish Kumar, the Chief Minister of Bihar, and Naveen Patnaik, the former Chief Minister of Odisha. Singh praised both leaders for their contributions to their states. He said that Bihar improved a lot under Nitish Kumar’s leadership, changing the state from having bad roads and schools to being much better. He also recognized Naveen Patnaik for serving Odisha for many years.
Even though Singh has been critical of Kumar in the past, he stated that the ruling National Democratic Alliance (NDA) plans to contest upcoming elections in Bihar with Kumar as their leader. This comes as the RJD, which has worked together with Kumar’s party before, is trying to weaken the NDA’s position. Tejashwi Yadav, son of RJD leader Lalu Prasad, accused the BJP of trying to take control of the Chief Minister’s office, claiming that key aides of Kumar are in close contact with the BJP leaders.
There are speculations that the BJP may not publicly support Nitish Kumar as their candidate for the elections, similar to what happened in Maharashtra, where they didn’t promote their Chief Minister during the elections. After that election, the BJP became the largest party and ended up influencing who became the new Chief Minister.
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