TMC spokesperson Debangshu Bhattacharya told PTI that Sinha's Bihar connection may have prompted him to come up with such a comment.

TMC MP Shatrughan Sinha praised Bihar Chief Minister Nitish Kumar following the electoral success of the BJP-led NDA in that state and congratulated the people and parties around him.

His statement on X singing paeons to the Kumar, also the JD(U) chief, brought a surprise in political circles, as his party said it was the personal opinion of the actor-turned-politician who hailed from Bihar.

In his political career, Sinha changed various parties. He was a Rajya Sabha member between 1996 and 2008, during which he was a Union minister under Prime Minister Stal Bihari Vajpayee. He was elected on BJP ticket from Patna Sahib Lok Sabha seat in 2009.

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