PATNA: The chorus to project Bihar CM Nitish Kumar as the opposition’s prime ministerial candidate for 2024 general election grew louder on Friday after state’ education minister Dr Chandra Shekhar said that Bihar would give another ‘Chakravarty Samrat’ to the country in 2024.
While praising the works and vision of Nitish during an education department’s event at the S K Memorial Hall in Patna, Shekhar said Bihar has been famous for giving many Chakravarty kings – right from Yayati to Ashoka the great- to the country but over the time the state stopped producing such kings. “This Bihar will give another ‘Chakravarty Samrat’ to the country in 2024,” the minister said, hinting towards Nitish’s elevation as the opposition’s PM candidate, amidst applause from the audience. Nitish was present on the dais when the minister made such a statement.
