Amit Shah more likely to go to Bihar amid buzz of Nitish Kumar heading to Rajya Sabha | India Information
3 min learnPatnaUp to date: Mar 4, 2026 11:01 PM IST
In a sudden and sudden flip of occasions, Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar is most definitely to file nomination for Rajya Sabha, leaving Bihar to brace for a brand new chief minister, both from JD(U) or from the BJP.
Sources point out that there can be a BJP chief minister. Union House Minister Amit Shah is more likely to go to Patna Wednesday amid these speculations. Whereas there is no such thing as a official affirmation of this, both from the BJP or the JD(U), sources near necessary leaders from each events confirmed that Nitish Kumar had signed the shape for his Rajya Sabha nomination. JD(U) nationwide working president Sanjay Kumar Jha, nevertheless, was not out there for remark.
Sources within the NDA instructed The Indian Specific that Deputy CMs Samrat Choudhary and Vijay Kumar Sinha, Bihar minister Dilip Jaiswal, and Digha BJP MLA Sanjeev Chourasia are amongst possible chief ministerial candidates, whereas JD(U) may properly have two deputy CMs in Vijay Kumar Choudhary and Nishant Kumar. Union Minister Nityanand Rai may additionally throw his hat within the ring for the CM place.
However what’s shocking and intriguing is the timing of Nitish Kumar’s probably exit as state chief minister after being in workplace for near 20 years. Nitish had made a nationwide file by taking oath as CM for a file tenth time final November. The truth that it’s more likely to occur earlier than the upcoming essential West Bengal elections is much more intriguing, extra so due to the virtually pressured exit of the longest-serving Bihar CM after such an illustrious administrative file, bringing him the sobriquet of “vikas purush (growth man)”.
Because the Rajya Sabha time period for outgoing MPs ends in April, Nitish Kumar could properly take time to resign as CM.
Describing the flip of occasions, an NDA chief mentioned: “There had been preliminary dialogue of Nishant Kumar being despatched to Rajya Sabha. Nonetheless, Nishant reportedly confirmed his keenness in the direction of beginning his political innings from Bihar. Whereas these discussions had been on, BJP Central management reportedly suggested Nitish Kumar to go to Rajya Sabha and nominate a successor of his alternative. Nitish agreed to it, though a number of occasion leaders didn’t approve the concept”.
“The fast set off for this in any other case premature determination is failing well being and fading reminiscence of CM, who has been reportedly dependent upon a handful of bureaucrats for all his selections,” mentioned the supply, including that the BJP had first hinted to Nitish Kumar a couple of potential energy shift in February.
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The BJP, nevertheless, is reportedly in two minds over whether or not to maintain the CM from the Luv-Kush (Kurmi-Koeri) group or go for an EBC. If the occasion decides on an EBC CM, five-time Digha BJP MLA Sanjeev Chourasia and Rajya Sabha MP Shambhu Patel may very well be front-runners.
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