DC Edit | Dust settles in Bihar, but testing times loom ahead
The Mahagathbandhan ministry in Bihar led by Janata Dal leader Nitish Kumar winning the confidence vote on Wednesday was a foregone conclusion given the arithmetic in the Legislative Assembly. He also complained that state BJP leaders who kept cordial relations with him such as former deputy chief minister Sushil Modi were sidelined within their party. Tejashwi Yadav, party leader and deputy chief minister, was spot on when he said that the BJP lets loose three central agencies — the CBI, the Enforcement Directorate and the income tax department — when it cannot buy political opponents out. Given the way the new alliance has started off, and the statements emanating from the two parties thence, it seems likely that the partners have settled on a plan by which Mr Kumar will be projected as the prime ministerial candidate of the combined Opposition and should it work, the RJD, the single largest party in the state Assembly, can lay claim to the chief minister’s post.
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