Nitish Kumar made CM temporarily, says RJD lawmaker

Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) MLA Manoj Jha said that Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has started 'operation lotus' in Bihar already.

New Delhi:Senior politician and Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) MLA Manoj Jha on Thursday said that Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) has started operation lotus in Bihar already and that it is different from what it was in Karnataka and Madhya Pradesh.

Adding that Nitish Kumar has been appointed as the Chief Minister temporarily, Jha added that BJP has advised all its leaders and MLAs to not say anything for four months and after that, they would witness the rise of the saffron party in the state.

"It may be Nitish at the helm right now, but the BJP is controlling him. Two deputy chief ministers have been appointed and all major ministries have been taken over by the right-wing party. Nitish is under a lot of pressure right now. He was not under so much pressure in the National Democratic Alliance (NDA)," Jha said.

He also said that the BJP has asked its members to not say anything until Bengal assembly elections.

Manoj Jha said that many candidates of Mahagathbandhan in Bihar were deliberately defeated with the cooperation of the administration.

"Nitish ji has made a big mistake. If he understands the message of the people and wants to make an atonement, then all options are still open to him," said Jha gesturing Nitish to join the Grand Alliance and make Tejashwi Yadav the Chief Minister.

Jha added that the mandate in Bihar was in favour of the Grand Alliance. Even today if any youth, contract worker or teacher is asked, they would say that Tejashwi Yadav should become the Chief Minister of Bihar.