Patna: Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Monday ruled out the possibility of a realignment with the BJP, asserting that he will "rather die than join hands" with his former ally. The JD(U) leader also reminded the saffron party that while in alliance it used to get votes of all his supporters, including Muslims who have always been "wary" of the BJP's Hindutva ideology.
I will rather die: Nitish on joining hands with BJP again
Nitish also reminded the saffron party that it used to get the votes of all his supporters, including Muslims who have always been "wary" of the BJP's Hindutva ideology.
Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar
He also scoffed at the BJP's claim that it would win 36 out of the 40 Lok Sabha seats in the state next year. Kumar reiterated that his return to the NDA in 2017, following "baseless" corruption cases against his deputy Tejashwi Yadav and the latter's father Lalu Prasad, was a "mistake". (PTI)