Dismissing any cracks in the NDA over seat-sharing in the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections, Union Home Minister Amit Shah clarified that the alliance is contesting under the leadership of Nitish Kumar.
Talking exclusively to India Today TV, Shah said, "I am not the one to decide whether Nitish Kumar will be CM or not. For now, we are contesting under Nitish Kumar’s leadership. After the elections, all allies will sit together and decide on their leader."
Shah further revealed that after the last assembly elections in 2020, Nitish Kumar had approached Prime Minister Narendra Modi, emphasising that Bihar should have a Chief Minister from the BJP, as it had secured more seats than his party.
"But we always respected our alliance, and Nitish was made the Chief Minister based on the respect