Nitish Kumar has switched sides yet again. He rejoined the NDA and was sworn in as Bihar Chief Minister for the ninth time.
With that, the Opposition has lost one of the key founding members of the INDIA alliance. Several leaders, from the Congress, Sharad Pawar (NCP), Shiv Sena (led by Uddhav Thackeray) have stated that his departure will have no impact on the alliance. Congress’s Jairam Ramesh said, “this is all typical of Nitish Kumar.”
The latest moves by the BJP has blunted the opposition’s social justice plank. Post the Ram Mandir inauguration, the BJP would be sensing the consolidation of the Hindu votes in their favour. The Opposition’s counter was to talk about social justice and caste mobilisation.
