Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar could emerge as a "strong candidate" for prime minister in 2024 if Opposition parties agreed to consider him for the job, RJD leader Tejashwi Yadav said on Sunday.
Mr. Kumar, who recently swapped alliance partners by dumping the Bharatiya Janata Party and returning — for a second time — to the Rashtriya Janata Dal-led Mahagathbandhan in Bihar, enjoys "immense goodwill" on the ground, Mr. Yadav told PTI in an interview.
The coming to power of the Mahagathbandhan, which now comprises the JD(U), the RJD, the Congress and several small parties in Bihar, "augurs well for opposition unity", said Mr. Yadav who has made a comeback as deputy chief minister in Bihar's new government.
