With fast paced developments taking place in Bihar politics amid growing buzz that Chief Minister Nitish Kumar may resign from his post on Sunday to join hands again with the BJP to form the NDA government in the State, BJP leaders and legislators met twice on Saturday to end on a parting note that they would meet again on Sunday morning to discuss “certain things” with the upcoming ruling partner Janata Dal (United).
BJP insiders told The Hindu after party leaders and legislators met at the State party headquarters in Patna that they would meet again on Sunday. The party leaders, though, were reluctant to speak on details of the meeting to media persons but sources in the party said an agreement between the BJP and the JD(U) had been reached for two Deputy Chief Ministers from BJP quota to take oath along with Mr. Kumar.
Name of one Deputy Chief Minister Renu Devi is said to be final, but the second name oscillates between Sushil Kumar Modi and Tarkishore Prasad, said a senior party leader preferring anonymity. “We also need certain guarantees from Mr. Kumar on some issues”, added the leader. Ms. Devi and Mr. Prasad were Deputy Chief Ministers in the previous NDA government. Senior State leader and party’s Rajya Sabha member Mr. Sushil Kumar Modi too was, earlier, Deputy Chief Minister in the NDA government and he is considered close to Mr. Kumar.
