Nitish Kumar, Chandrababu Naidu's big hints on supporting Narendra Modi 3.0
Hindustan TimesJanata Dal chief Nitish Kumar and Telugu Desam Party supremo N Chandrababu Naidu, whom the poll pundits are calling the 'kingmakers' after the Bharatiya Janata Party's subpar performance in the Lok Sabha elections, have dropped big hints on supporting Prime Minister Narendra Modi's efforts to form his third government at the Centre. Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar Nitish Kumar, after arriving in the national capital to participate in the National Democratic Alliance's meeting, said the government will be formed. Meanwhile, Shiv Sena leader Sanjay Raut, whose party unexpectedly won 9 Lok Sabha seats in Maharashtra, said Chandrababu Naidu and Nitish Kumar will not go with an autocrat. The Telugu Desam Party and Nitish Kumar's JD won 16 and 12 seats in Andhra Pradesh and Bihar respectively.