Wednesday, October 9th, 2019
BJP leaders skip Patna Dussehra event with Nitish Kumar, exposing alliance rift
Differences between Bihar’s ruling allies, the BJP and the Janata Dal (United), surfaced publicly on Tuesday when no senior BJP leader attended the Dussehra celebrations at Patna’s Gandhi Maidan, at which Nitish Kumar, the Chief Minister, was the chief guest. Empty chair The seat reserved for Deputy Chief Minister Sushil Kumar Modi remained empty, adding to talk of a widening gap between the partners. The local BJP MLA, BJP ministers and other prominent party figures also stayed away. A state government release said Assembly Speaker Vijay Kumar Chaudhary, senior officialsRead More