Modi, Nitish meet day after Bankipur defeat
According to people aware of the details, the agenda for the first meeting between the PM and Kumar, after he became a Rajya Sabha MP, was largely confined to “Bihar’s development
Prime Minister Narendra Modi met with former Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar on Tuesday, following the Bharatiya Janata Party's (BJP) loss in the Bankipura by-election. The election, which marked the first results since Kumar stepped down as CM, saw the Jan Suraaj Party's Prashant Kishore emerge victorious. The agenda of this first meeting between the PM and Kumar, after he became a Rajya Sabha MP, primarily focused on Bihar’s development, the state’s future roadmap, and the alliance.
According to a source, the discussion mainly revolved around development and infrastructure enhancement, though some political issues were also touched upon. Kumar, accompanied by JDU working president, MP Sanjay Jha, and union minister Rajiv Ranjan Singh, conveyed his courtesy to the Prime Minister for the meeting in a post on 'X'.
The BJP suggested that both the BJP and the JDU would assess the by-poll results, though the Jan Suraaj winning the seat has more significant implications for the Rashtriya Janata Dal whose candidate forfeited her security deposit due to failing to win at least one-sixth of the total votes. The JD(U) highlighted the emergence of a new political outfit dominated by caste, which could alarm established parties, especially the BJP, which relies on a diverse coalition of castes and does not have a stronghold in terms of electorate.
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