February 6, 2024
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Nitish to meet PM ahead of floor test

This will be the first meeting between the two leaders after the formation of the NDA Government in Bihar….reports Asian Lite News

Days after the formation of the NDA Government in Bihar, Chief Minister Nitish Kumar, will meet Prime Minister Narendra Modi in Delhi on February 7.

This will be the first meeting between the two leaders after the formation of the NDA Government in Bihar.

Though, it would be a courtesy meeting, it is of importance as it comes before the February 12 floor test of the NDA Government in Bihar Assembly.

Nitish Kumar will also meet Union Home Minister Amit Shah and BJP National President JP Nadda in the national Capital.

Earlier, the former National President of the JD-U and Munger MP Lalan Singh met Modi.

At present the NDA has 128 MLAs including 78 of BJP, 45 of JD-U, 4 of HAMS and one Independent. The total number of seats in Bihar Assembly is 243.

Meanwhile, after meeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Home Minister Amit Shah, two Deputy Chief Ministers of Bihar, Samrat Choudhary and Vijay Kumar Sinha, returned to Patna on Monday.

Choudhary and Sinha reportedly held a discussions with the Prime Minister and Home Minister on the Cabinet expansion in Bihar.

“We also thanked PM Narendra Modi for conferring Bharat Ratna to two-time Bihar Chief Minister late Karpoori Thakur. The Prime Minister has enhanced the prestige of the backward caste and Dalit people of the state,” Choudhary said.

“We also took guidance on running the government in Bihar. The Prime Minister has clearly directed us to fulfil the commitments and promises made in the run-up to the 2020 Assembly elections at any cost,” Choudhary said.

“We went to Delhi to thank PM Modi for freeing Bihar of ‘Gunda Raj’ and ‘Jungle Raj’. Double-engine government has returned to Bihar again. PM Modi and Chief Minister Nitish Kumar will establish ‘Sushashan’ (good governance) in the state,” said Sinha.

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