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As the Lok Sabha election results 2024 on Tuesday (June 4) gave a weak mandate for the governing National Democratic Alliance (NDA), Bihar Chief Minister and Janata Dal (United) leader Nitish Kumar has emerged as the man of the momemt.
Nitish is infamous for switching allegiances and joined the NDA barely five months ago. Nitish Kumar played a major role in setting up the INDIA alliance with other opposition leaders, including West Bengal Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee and Congress leader Rahul Gandhi, before leaving it abruptly.
INDIA bloc offers deputy PM seat to Nitish Kumar: Report
At the time of writing this, JD (U) is leading in 12 seats in Bihar, the eastern state where Nitish Kumar is currently the chief minister.
As per reports, the INDIA bloc has already started making overtures to Nitish Kumar and has offered him the deputy prime minister's post if he ditches the NDA and joins INDIA bloc.
The JDU is currently leading in 12 seats. As per earlier reports, senior INDIA bloc leader Sharad Pawar had called up Nitish and discussed poll results with him. Pawar, however, rubbished the report later.
Now, it would be interesting to see how Nitish Kumar goes about his business as he becomes much sought-after entity in Indian politics.
The NDA needs him to run a stable government at the centre. The NDA is currently hovering around 290-295 seats, just 20 seats above the majority mark of 272.
