Union Home Minister Amit Shah ’s assertion on 16 October that the newly elected legislators of the National Democratic Alliance (NDA) in Bihar would decide on the choice of chief minister has sparked a storm in the ruling combination in the state. At the same time, his statement is also being equated with the remarks made by Rashtriya Swayamsevak Sangh (RSS) chief Mohan Bhagwat on the eve of the 2015 Assembly poll, in which he sought a review of the reservation policy. As if that was not enough, came the Diwali-eve public appeal of former Union minister and senior BJP leader R. K. Singh to reject candidates like deputy chief minister Samrat Choudhary and don-turned-politician Janata Dal (United) (JD(U)) nominee from Mokama, Anant Singh, considered close to Chief Minister Nitish Ku

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