Breaking Update: Nitish Kumar is going to take oath for the record 10th time, but behind the big ceremony, a big dispute is coming to the fore regarding the post of ministers and speaker in NDA. The presence of PM Modi and Amit Shah makes this oath more politically important.
New Delhi. Today is once again a big day in the politics of Bihar. Nitish Kumar is going to take oath as Chief Minister for the 10th time today, but this time the atmosphere is a little different. Everything seems calm outside, but inside the conflict and power struggle is at its peak. Tremendous preparations are going on for the oath taking ceremony (Gandhi Maidan Patna Oath Ceremony) to be held at Gandhi Maidan, Patna. Prime Minister Narendra Modi, Amit Shah and senior leaders of NDA will attend the swearing-in ceremony, which has further increased the solemnity of the ceremony. Is everything fine in NDA or is there a big controversy brewing behind the scenes?
NDA’s big victory and unanimous support on leadership
NDA got a landslide victory in the elections. The alliance regained power by winning 202 out of 243 seats. BJP became the largest party this time with 89 seats, while JD(U) won 85 seats. LJP (RV) got 19 seats and HAM and RLM also strengthened the alliance. In such a situation, in the NDA Legislature Party meeting held on Wednesday, Nitish Kumar was unanimously elected the leader of the alliance. In the meeting, big leaders like Chirag Paswan, Upendra Kushwaha and Jitan Ram Manjhi praised Nitish’s leadership. Manjhi even said, “There is hardly any leader in the world who has run the government for 20 years without anti-incumbency.” But the story does not end here…
Resignation and new government’s claim in Raj Bhavan – why did the layer of political mystery increase?
Immediately after the meeting, Nitish Kumar reached Raj Bhavan and resigned from the post of Chief Minister and at the same time also staked claim to form a new government. This move itself left people wondering, what happened that such a political move was made so soon after the victory? There is talk in the political circles that the tension regarding distribution of seats in the cabinet and the post of Speaker had increased so much that the situation had started becoming uncomfortable. That’s why everything was reset just before the swearing-in.
High-voltage tussle over Home Ministry and Speaker post
The biggest controversy is regarding the Home Ministry. Which JD(U) does not want to give up and BJP wants to keep it with itself, because it has emerged as the largest party. Apart from this, conflict continues between the two parties regarding the post of Speaker. Last time this post was with BJP, so BJP wants to get it again. Whereas JD(U) is seeing it as equal rights. Meetings are underway regarding the tussle, but inside reports say “last-minute hurdles” still remain.