Bihar Politics Highlights: Key BJP meet in Patna ends; Nitish Kumar to reveal his cards tomorrow

Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar.

Bihar Politics Highlights: Bihar chief minister Nitish Kumar has triggered another political turmoil in the state amid speculation that he will join the BJP-led NDA alliance. If he does change sides, it will be his fourth such move in the past decade and the second this term. Several media reports claim that Kumar-led Janata Dal (United) is set to exit the ruling coalition with ally Rashtriya Janata Dal, and join BJP-led NDA to be sworn as the chief minister of Bihar once again.

As the rift within the government in Bihar deepened, all parties corralled their respective lawmakers and held meetings over the weekend. BJP state president Samrat Choudhary left for Delhi to hold discussions regarding the developments with the party's top leadership.

Here are the top points on the recent developments in Bihar politics

• Several media reports claimed that there is a rift in the current JD(U)-RJD, and Bihar CM Nitish Kumar may soon join BJP-led NDA to form a new government in the state
• Adding fuel to the rumours, both JD(U) and RJD held separate meetings on Thursday night, with former Bihar deputy CM Sushil Modi commenting that the BJP's “doors never closed” for Nitish Kumar.
• The Bihar CM has in recent times expressed his discontent with the INDIA bloc after not getting a position in the top leadership of the alliance, despite his vast political experience.
• Speculations of an RJD-JD(U) rift were rife after RJD supremo Lalu Yadav's daughter Rohini Acharya said about Kumar, saying that he is "changing his ideology as the wind changes its direction" on an X post.