Minister Dharmendra Pradhan told Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar that he would stay in office for the full term when they met in secret last night.
According to sources, the Union minister spoke with Nitish Kumar for over 90 minutes and promised to take stern action against BJP leaders for their recent statements against Nitish Kumar.
Pradhan has told Kumar that he will work with him on behalf of the BJP’s central leadership from now on. This is the same role that former Union Minister Arun Jaitley used to play.
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It was a surprise for everyone in the Bihar BJP when Mr Pradhan came to Patna. The state party president, Sanjay Jaiswal, ran to Patna this morning and met him face-to-face.
Nitish Kumar was said to be angry with the party leaders in Bihar for going public and saying that he should be removed and replaced as the Chief Minister of the state.
A while back, Mr Kumar said that Bhupendra Yadav, the Bihar in charge of the BJP, was working against him and getting Nityanand Rai to become Chief Minister of Bihar.
Afterwards, Indian Chief Minister Nitish Kumar did not show up for a meeting called by the Union Law Ministry in Delhi last week, which was thought to show that he was angry about the recent events. The visit came after that.
Last month, the Chief Minister also went to an Iftar party held by Tejashwi Yadav, a Rashtriya Janata Dal (RJD) leader. There were rumours about how the political situation might change because he was there at the Iftar meal.
As the party’s state chief in Bihar from 2009 to 2014, Pradhan had a good relationship with Nitish Kumar. Pradhan was chosen for the trip because he had a good relationship with Nitish Kumar.
