Nitish Kumar: The one-man army with a strong focus on Opposition unity

He may have named Tejashwi Yadav as his deputy in government. But he has not announced a successor in the JD(U). Hopefuls like Upendra Kushwaha are voicing their displeasure

In his address to the recently concluded Janata Dal (United), or JD(U), national executive meeting, Bihar Chief Minister (CM) and JD(U) supremo Nitish Kumar focused more on Opposition unity, saying he would visit Delhi soon to begin efforts to bring parties together, particularly those opposed to Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP).

Right now, he is on a state-wide Samadhan Yatra to assess the progress of existing welfare programmes and pending projects. Given how bleak the future of his party looks, he might have been better placed doing a yatra to resolve those problems.

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